Overview
- President Asif Ali Zardari signed the Pakistan Army, Air Force and Navy Amendment Bills, cementing the 27th Constitutional Amendment into law.
- The reforms create a Chief of Defence Forces held by the serving Army Chief, abolish the CJCSC on November 27, and reset the CDF’s five‑year tenure from the date of notification.
- The new Federal Constitutional Court has been constituted, with Justice Aminuddin Khan sworn in as chief justice and an initial cause list issued for three benches.
- Senior jurists including Supreme Court Justices Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah, and LHC Justice Shams Mehmood Mirza, resigned in protest, citing threats to judicial independence.
- The government defended the package as Parliament’s prerogative and said it could pursue further amendments for ‘stability’, as debate continues over clauses limiting court review and disputed reports of expanded immunities.