Senate adopts all clauses of 18th Amendment Bill

The Senate has approved all the clauses of 18th Amendment Bill 2010, adopting 102 clauses of the bill with majority. The bill will now be sent to President Asif Ali Zardari for his signature. Bar on 3rd time pre,iership has been ended, Presidents power to dissolve the National Assembly has been transferred to the PM and concurent list has beeb abolished. Clauses related to renaming NWFP as Pakhtunkhwa, omitting the provision of intra-party elections, high treason for subverting constitution and barring courts to validate dictatorial acts, access to information, provinces share and holding of referendum have also been adopted with majority vote. Earlier, the Senate approved renaming of NWFP as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with two-third majority during the voting session on the 18th amendment. As per reports, around 80 members voted in support while 12 opposed it.During the debate session, PML-N and PML-Q members staged a walk out of the Senate to protest some remarks made by Senator Haji Adeel against Quaid-e-Azam.Haji Adeel, said that some PML leaders used to eat pork and drink whiskey in the past but was quick to clarify that his statement was not directed at Quaid-e-Azam as he respected Quaid a lot.In the meanwhile, Fateh Khawani was also offered for Dr Israr Ahmed who passed the other day.Meanwhile, PML-Q Jamal Laghari tabled an amendment for carving a province of South Punjab, which was turned down by the Senate.