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Members of the Parliament praised the president for the passage of the 18th Amendment.
Among the most important clauses which were approved with a majority consensus include:
- cancellation of the president's power to dissolve the assemblies along with the removal of a bar on third time premiership.
- despite protests and unrest in the Hazara region against renaming of the NWFP, the clause was approved by the House unanimously.
- under the new amendments, the Election Commissioner will be appointed in consultation with the opposition leader.
- the number of cabinet members would be 11 per cent of the total membership of Parliament.
Later addressing the House, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani called it a historical day for Pakistan - one which saw all the democratic forces united on one platform.
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