Overview
- After a two‑thirds vote in the National Assembly, the revised 27th amendment text goes to the Senate today, with the federal cabinet meeting to clear follow‑on changes to the Army, Navy and Air Force Acts and to review steps for a constitutional court.
- Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar told senators the title Chief Justice of Pakistan will rest with whichever is senior between the Supreme Court chief justice and the constitutional court chief justice.
- Parliamentary sources report planned military adjustments, including scrapping the Chairman Joint Chiefs post on November 27, 2025, new appointment pathways on the prime minister’s advice, expanded protections for top officers, and a possible new term for the air chief; these details have been reported but not formally announced.
- PTI and allied critics alleged coercion and floor‑crossing in the upper house, while Deputy PM Ishaq Dar and the law minister stressed that any defection claims must follow Article 63A procedures before votes are discounted.
- Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said investigators have reached the main suspect in the Islamabad court bombing and linked the attacker to Afghanistan as authorities tightened security at courts, restricted internet and some transport in Balochistan, reported five killings in Shikarpur, and faced hazardous smog readings in Punjab including Lahore’s extreme AQI levels.