He clarified that the only scenario in which the amendment may be introduced is if political consensus emerged over provisions that the government had originally intended to include in the recently passed 27th Amendment but could not be finalised.
Speaking to a private news channel, the minister explained that the government had initially planned to incorporate additional changes into the 27th Amendment, but those could not be included after coalition partners failed to reach agreement.
“There were some amendments we wanted to bring under the 27th Constitutional Amendment, but they did not materialise,” he said.
“If consensus is reached on the amendments left out of the 27th Amendment, then we will bring the 28th. Otherwise, it will not be brought.”
Similarly, he assured there was no discussion at all taking place on amending the 18th Amendment, terming such claims “false propaganda”. He added that the government would not bring any constitutional move without taking coalition partners fully into confidence.
Regarding the opposition, the minister said the government had consistently tried to maintain a “minimum possible tension” between political actors by engaging both allies and the opposition.
“Government’s job is to take the opposition and allies along,” he said. “We tried our best to take them along and reduce tensions.”
He slammed the PTI for creating confrontational precedents during its tenure.
“PTI started this culture in its time in government,” he alleged, adding that political disagreement should never be treated as personal hostility.