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Pakistan Senate Approves Controversial Military-Power Amendment

11/13/2025

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Pakistan's Senate approved the 27th Amendment on November 11, 2025.
The measure centralizes power in the military, grants lifetime immunity to military leaders, creates a Federal Constitutional Court, and critics, including the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, warn it could transform the judiciary into an extension of the executive.
The amendment now awaits approval by the National Assembly and President Asif Ali Zardari (President of Pakistan) to become law.

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Pakistan's Senate approved the 27th Amendment on November 11, 2025.
The measure centralizes power in the military, grants lifetime immunity to military leaders, creates a Federal Constitutional Court, and critics, including the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, warn it could transform the judiciary into an extension of the executive.
The amendment now awaits approval by the National Assembly and President Asif Ali Zardari (President of Pakistan) to become law.