27th Constitutional Amendment

Absolute impunity

Absolute impunity

The clauses give rise to the question: why would any upstanding citizen need such sweeping protections from the law?
Updated 11 Nov, 2025 08:43am
CJP Yahya Afridi — a year in review, or not

CJP Yahya Afridi — a year in review, or not

The encroachers are the same as they were in 2007; more brazen now because their handmaidens all recognise that the sell-out date on their popularity has long passed.
Published 10 Nov, 2025 11:02am
Slide into authoritarianism

Slide into authoritarianism

Aggrandisement of power and manipulation of law neither makes a government secure nor guarantees its future.
Updated 10 Nov, 2025 09:03am
Cabinet ministers rush to seek NP support

Cabinet ministers rush to seek NP support

PM’s aide on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah and other members of federal cabinet rush to Turbat; delegation conveys message from PM Shehbaz Sharif.
Updated 10 Nov, 2025 09:20am
27th to cement status quo

27th to cement status quo

The share of power and resources for the lead partner has been sought and is likely to be granted.
Updated 09 Nov, 2025 09:23am
The 27th amendment

The 27th amendment

The point of the amendment is to reward and control.
Updated 09 Nov, 2025 10:53am

Dangling sword

A 27th AMENDMENT is no longer just a subject of gossip and rumour. It is materialising and has triggered speculation...
Updated 09 Nov, 2025 08:49am
COMMENT: Supreme no more

COMMENT: Supreme no more

What General Ziaul Haq may have dreamt of, and what General Pervez Musharraf could not achieve, will soon be an accomplished fact.
Updated 09 Nov, 2025 08:58pm