Islamabad: The federal cabinet has postponed its decision to approve the proposed amnesty scheme, after a minister opined that it could pose political and legal constitutional challenges for the government, a news source reported.
Sources privy to the cabinet meeting, which took place on Tuesday, said that several ministers were of the view that the scheme was not politically sellable – and could be challenged in the courts.
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has formed a committee to deliberate upon the scheme. He added that the cabinet, for the time being, has deferred the approval process.
The first meeting of the newly-constituted committee will reportedly take place today, and the authorities concerned will now take some time before announcing the scheme.
It is pertinent to mention that the federal cabinet was all set to approve the assets declaration scheme on Tuesday. The executive had planned to launch the scheme through a presidential ordinance.
