Overview
- The National Assembly cleared the 27th constitutional amendment with a two‑thirds majority, adding a Constitutional Court reference to Article 6(2) and keeping the sitting chief justice in title until their term ends.
- The revised text is scheduled for a Senate sitting today, with a separate federal cabinet meeting expected to vet changes to the Army, Navy and Air Force Acts and review legal steps for a federal Constitutional Court.
- A Lahore High Court petition against the amendment was withdrawn after the bench was told further changes are under consideration, as opposition parties kept up protests and signaled fresh legal challenges.
- PTI’s Senator Barrister Ali Zafar criticized the process on the Senate floor, alleging coercion and party‑line violations and saying the coalition’s moves would be contested under constitutional provisions.
- Security pressures intensified with five people killed in a rocket attack on a home near Shikarpur and five in separate firing in Lakhi Kache, while Balochistan imposed temporary internet curbs and transport limits; severe smog left Lahore with hazardous AQI readings reported as high as 855 in some localities.