Overview
- Parliament passed and the president ratified the 27th Amendment, which unifies the army chief’s role with a new Chief of Defence Forces post and abolishes the CJCSC.
- Government and media reports state the unified CDF–COAS title is now in use across official documents and communications.
- Several outlets report the public gazette notification for the CDF appointment is pending, creating uncertainty over the formal start date of the five-year tenure, with a ceremony expected next week according to sources.
- The changes create a National Strategic Command and empower the CDF to oversee the army, navy, air force and the nuclear command, with the prime minister appointing the CNSC on the CDF’s recommendation.
- UN human-rights chief Volker Türk and Pakistan’s HRCP say the hastily adopted reforms weaken judicial independence and checks and balances, with reporting also pointing to legal immunity provisions for five-star officers.