Overview
- The revised amendment is scheduled to go to the Senate today, and the federal cabinet is set to meet to approve follow‑on changes to the Army, Navy and Air Force Acts to align statutes with the new framework.
- Article 6(2) now references a constitutional court alongside the Supreme Court and high courts and restricts any court from validating acts of high treason, with provisions also clarifying the current chief justice’s title until term end and future succession rules.
- Reporting states the changes enshrine new appointment rules and protections for senior military posts, requiring swift implementing legislation to operationalize the structure.
- Judicial pushback mounted as Justice Salahuddin Panhwar asked the chief justice to convene a full court to review the amendment, while a Lahore High Court petitioner withdrew a challenge as premature.
- A tense security backdrop persists, with five people killed in a rocket attack on a house in Shikarpur, Quetta facing multi‑day internet suspensions and transport curbs due to terror threats, and courts ordering tighter security measures.