ISLAMABAD: Minister for Law and Justice Zahid Hamid has formally announced that federal government will amend the Article 62 and Article 63 of the constitution.He has asked for Article 62 and 63 of the Constitution to be amended during the National Assembly session.

The NA committee responsible for electoral reforms will recommend amendments to Article 62 and 63, said Hamid.

The law minister added that Article 62 should have should be amended as a time period for disqualification of a parliamentarian should be specified.

Hamid added that the time period for disqualification should be less than five years. Further details will be given by the law minister in a press conference.