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Pakistan Senate Approves 27th Amendment, Sending Military–Judicial Overhaul to National Assembly

The ruling coalition says it has the votes to clear the lower house.

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Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Asim Munir holds a microphone during his visit at the Tilla Field Firing Ranges (TFFR) to witness the Exercise Hammer Strike, a high-intensity field training exercise conducted by the Pakistan Army's Mangla Strike Corps, in Mangla, Pakistan May 1, 2025. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)/Handout via REUTERS
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Today, there is little challenge to Munir in Pakistan even though he has not captured executive power in the country. (AFP/ISPR)

Overview

  • The upper house passed the 27th Constitutional Amendment with 64 votes, meeting the two‑thirds threshold after an opposition walkout.
  • The bill restructures command by abolishing the CJCSC and creating a Chief of Defence Forces, slated to take effect on November 27, 2025.
  • The package establishes a Federal Constitutional Court and revises judicial appointments, with some authorities shifting from the Supreme Court.
  • Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed the withdrawal of a proposed lifetime presidential‑immunity clause from earlier drafts.
  • Opposition parties have launched street protests and signaled legal challenges, while the government prepares for the National Assembly vote it says it can win.