Pak. may amend Constitution

By B. Muralidhar Reddy

ISLAMABAD, MARCH 28. The Pakistani Government decided to amend the Constitution, if necessary.

The Cabinet, which met here today, endorsed ``steps for good governance, political restructuring and constitutional amendments if necessary''.

The meeting was presided over by the Chief Executive, Gen. Pervez Musharraf. The decision assumes significance following Gen. Musharraf's statements that the military Government would like to make certain amendments to the Constitution to ensure that the future setup does not annul its policy initiatives.

He has also been talking about the need to have greater powers to the President. In an interview to Washington Times, Gen. Musharraf had said that the President should not be a mere figurehead.

An official statement today said that the amendments would be made within the mandate given by the Pakistan Supreme Court to the military regime.

They would be made only if absolutely necessary and keeping in view the disastrous consequences of `impulsive' amendments in the past.

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