Overview
- Lawmakers approved the 59-clause package 234–4 after clause-by-clause voting, with most opposition members boycotting and some tearing up copies of the bill.
- The amendment establishes a Federal Constitutional Court to take primary constitutional jurisdiction and curbs the Supreme Court’s use of suo motu powers.
- Military command is recast by designating the Army Chief as Chief of Defence Forces and abolishing the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee from 27 November 2025.
- The legislation preserves lifetime five‑star ranks and privileges for officers elevated as Field Marshal, Marshal of the Air Force or Admiral of the Fleet.
- A new clause grants the president broad protection from criminal proceedings for life, and the measure awaits presidential assent after earlier clearing the Senate 64–0.