Overview
- President Asif Ali Zardari signed the parliament‑approved 27th constitutional amendment, making it part of the Constitution.
- Following enactment, the federal government constituted a Federal Constitutional Court, and Justice Aminuddin Khan was sworn in as its first chief justice.
- Supreme Court justices Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah resigned in protest, with Minallah writing that the Constitution he swore to uphold 'no longer exists.'
- Justice Salahuddin Panhwar asked Chief Justice Yahya Afridi to convene a full‑court meeting to review the amendment clause by clause and to consult statutory judicial bodies.
- The Lahore High Court dismissed a pre‑enactment petition as premature, as senior ministers publicly defended the reform while senior lawyer Makhdoom Ali Khan resigned from the Law & Justice Commission.