Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar has said the decision of joining a political party by independent members of the Parliament is irreversible under the existing laws.Addressing a news conference in Islamabad this evening, he said Articles 51 and 106 of the Constitution warrant that independents will have to join a political party within three days of the publication in the official Gazette of the names of the returned candidates.The Law Minister said the Parliament has amended the Sections 66 and 104 (a) of the Election Act, which is now the existing law in the country. He said now the independents, who have already joined the Sunni Ittehad Council, cannot join any other party. He said the Parliament is fully empowered to make or amend laws.Source: Radio Pakistan
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