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ISLAMABAD: Federal government on Monday claimed that it has built consensus with the opposition over passing 20th Constitutional Amendment Bill from the parliam ent, DawnNews reported. Speaking with DawnNews, Federal Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan said tha t issues have been resolved with the opposition and the bill would soon be passe d by the parliament. Whereas, Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Syed Khursheed Shah claimed that the bill would be passed by Wednesday. Moreover, Shah said that the tenure for Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) me mbers has been increased from two to five years. They will have to take oath now and the same procedure will be followed to dislodge them from their posts as ado pted for judges, he added. Share Read more: 20th amendment, 20th amendment bill, 20th constitutional amendment, 2 0th constitutional amendment bill, Information Minister Firdous Ashig Awan, Mini ster for Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan, pml n, PPP, Religi ous Affairs Minister Syed Khursheed Shah, Syed Khurshid Shah Print This Post Print This Post Email This Post Email This Post