The federal government has finalised an initial draft of the 27th Constitutional Amendment, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif having consulted coalition partners on the proposal. Following its approval in today's federal cabinet meeting, the amendment bill is set to be presented in the Senate.

Initial draft likely to propose:

The Centre gets a bigger chunk of the pie, with its share in National Finance Commission (NFC) Awards increasing by 10% — from 42.5% to 52.5%

Provinces handover autonomy over education and health sectors to the Centre

Amended Article 243 to rename the post of Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee to Strategic Command, and a new position added to the Constitution

Reintroduce and regularise the post of Field Marshal

The role of the president and prime minist

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