Caretaker Law Minister Ahmed Irfan Aslam says Article-75 of the Constitution is very clear that the President can either sign a bill or return it to Parliament with any amendments within ten days and if he doesn’t do so, the bill becomes a law under the Constitution.
He was addressing a joint news conference in Islamabad on Sunday alongwith caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi regarding the confusion emerging out of President Dr Arif Alvi’s tweet.
He said President’s tweets are regarding the Pakistan Army Act (Amendment) Bill that reached him for his assent on the 2nd of this month and Official Secrets Act that reached his office on the 8th of this month.
The caretaker Law Minister said it has never happened before that President returned any bill without his signature.
He said there is nothing available in the Constitution to return the bills without signature or without recommendation or amendments.
Speaking on the occasion, the caretaker Information Minister said there should be no ambiguity on the matter after the clarification of the Law Ministry.
He said caretaker government’s mandate is limited to holding free and fair election instead of any political ambitions.
Murtaza Solangi said President being head of the federation is held in high esteem and is respectable to us.
Source: Radio Pakistan