This  milestone 20th Amendment Bill was approved 'nem con' by the National Assembly on Tuesday. Upon approval of the bill by the upper house of parliament, it would be sent to the president whose signature on it would make it an Act of Parliament. The Senate session would be deferred on the same day.
This amendment in the Constitution would enable the validation of by-elections on 28 seats, including nine in National Assembly and three in Senate. The 12 restored parliamentarians would be able to attend joint sitting of parliament scheduled to start on Monday to debate 63 recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security on 'terms of engagements' with the United States.