SWABI: Pakistan The Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) central leader and secretary general of Tehreek Tahafuz-i-Aain Pakistan, Asad Qaiser, has termed the proposed 27th constitutional amendment a “major conspiracy against the country”, warning that the move would inflict irreparable damage on democracy and constitutional supremacy.

According to a press statement released here on Sunday, Asad Qaiser said that the Constitution was being distorted and the 27th amendment was being carried out in haste.

He said that such a method of lawmaking was unprecedented globally and posed serious risks to the constitutional framework of the state.

Asad Qaiser said that when the 1973 Constitution was being formulated, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) enjoyed a two-thirds majority, yet Zulfikar Ali Bhutto brought even the small opposition parties on board to produce unanimously approved constitutional document.

He said that the 1973 Constitution was a historic gift for Pakistan, adding that a law made through coercion can never be called a constitution.

He said that any attempt to undermine the 1973 Constitution would rest squarely on the PPP, which has become a facilitator in the process. Referring to the 26th Constitutional Amendment, Asad Qaiser said it had already weakened the judiciary and the proposed 27th amendment, which would grant the government control over the transfer of judges, would further erode judicial independence.

He questioned how judges could deliver justice under such circumstances.

Asad Qaiser said the 27th amendment was a “conspiracy against Pakistan” and urged citizens to raise their voices “individually and collectively” against it. “Protests must be so widespread so that the entire world realises that people of Pakistan do not support this amendment,” he said.

He announced that a symbolic protest would be held tonight, urging the public to stand for the protection of democracy, constitutional supremacy and the rule of law, to express solidarity against the unjust imprisonment of Imran Khan and other leaders. He said: “We want a Pakistan where democracy, the Constitution and the rule of law prevail.”

Published in Dawn, November 10th, 2025