Politics · 9 November 2025
Pakistan’s Power Shift: Proposed 27th Amendment Poised to Cement Military Dominance
Pakistan’s federal cabinet has approved and tabled the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment, aiming to revise Article 243 and restructure the military-judicial command chain. It seeks to make Asim Munir constitutionally supreme as a newly enshrined Field Marshal and to create a new Federal Constitutional Court, substantially reducing the powers of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Critics argue the move could weaken provincial autonomy and civilian oversight.
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