Overview
- The joint parliamentary committee approved the draft and authorised final tweaks, with Senator Farooq H. Naek presenting the report as the law minister moves the bill in the Senate.
- The package would abolish the chairman joint chiefs role and create a Chief of Defence Forces, set up a Federal Constitutional Court, alter judicial appointments, shift some Supreme Court authorities, and extend the case disposal window to one year with inactive cases deemed resolved.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed the immediate withdrawal of a newly submitted clause granting immunity to the prime minister, saying it was not in the cabinet‑approved draft.
- Government allies count about 61 votes in the 100‑member Senate versus the 64 required for a constitutional change, while support in the National Assembly is reported at roughly 237 members.
- Opposition parties under the TTAP banner have launched nationwide protests, JUI‑F says it will not support the bill, and senior lawyers and retired judges have urged the chief justice to convene a full court meeting on the proposals.