*Key Points from 26th Amendment equally important for all upcoming federal & provincial exams* 26th amendment Presented by Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on 20th Oct 2024 Passed by national assembly on 21 Oct & President Zardari gave approval on the same date The said amendment consists of 27 clauses, got 225 votes from NA & 65 from Senate Justice Yahya Afridi becomes the 30th CJP of Supreme Court & the 1st CJP after the amendment The amendment abolished the previously set retirement age of 65 as CJP, now the CJP will be elected for 3 Years from 3 most senior judges of SC Pak The amendment introduced a New Constitutional Bench consisted of 7 Judges & headed by Justice Aminuddin as Chief of Constitutional Bench The ICJ called the 26th amendment as a blow to the Judiciary's Independence