27th Constitutional Amendment
"The SC, by design or omission, has too often been employed as an instrument to suppress the will of the people rather than to safeguard it,” he says.
Updated 11 Nov, 2025 12:24pm
Law minister tables bill in NA; speaker says matter of opposition leader's appointment is subjudice; Mustafa Kamal says issue of local govts to be addressed in 28th amendment.
Updated 11 Nov, 2025 05:21pm
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
FSC judges to be relocated to IHC premises; renovation, vacation of IHC building section underway amid concerns over space, staff size.
Published 11 Nov, 2025 07:15am
Possible homes for Federal Constitutional Court among questions on everyone’s lips.
Updated 11 Nov, 2025 07:55am
Opposition leader warns 27th Amendment undermines judiciary, rule of law and media freedom.
Updated 11 Nov, 2025 08:46am
Government and its coalition partners secured a two-thirds majority in the Senate for the 27th Constitutional Amendment bill.
Updated 10 Nov, 2025 10:14pm
Say in case the request is denied, the top judge should write a reply that he is "reconciled to accept the demise" of SC as the highest court in Pakistan.
Updated 10 Nov, 2025 10:05pm
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
Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar presents bill; Chairman Senate Gilani reads out bill clause by clause for voting; opposition benches tear copies of bill, stage walkout.
Updated 10 Nov, 2025 11:17pm
Aggrandisement of power and manipulation of law neither makes a government secure nor guarantees its future.
Updated 10 Nov, 2025 09:03am
Afridi says only tribesmen feel "pain" of military offensives.
Updated 10 Nov, 2025 10:02am
‘Stable markets need credible democratic institutions, consensus-based governance and broad public legitimacy.'
Updated 10 Nov, 2025 07:35am
‘Deep-seated suspicion fuelled by unequal representation, uneven distribution and historical grievances, has kept Pakistan from achieving full potential.'
Updated 10 Nov, 2025 08:33am
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
Constitutional Bench head Justice Aminuddin Khan among leading candidates for top slot.
Updated 10 Nov, 2025 08:44am
Opposition alliance announces nationwide protests; plans to observe "Black Day".
Updated 10 Nov, 2025 07:41am
Dar says all Article 243 changes approved; Naek, Tarar empowered to "make a couple of amendments".
Updated 10 Nov, 2025 07:34am
Claims "slow but effective erosion of democracy" since 2023 led to 27th Amendment; session adjourned till 11am tomorrow.
Updated 10 Nov, 2025 12:36am
TTAP plans to hold a consultative conference in Islamabad to decide future plan of action.
Updated 09 Nov, 2025 05:05pm
Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar says report on proposals finalised by the committees to be submitted in Senate tomorrow.
Updated 09 Nov, 2025 08:13pm
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 point of the amendment is to reward and control.
Updated 09 Nov, 2025 10:53am
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
Article 243 overhaul marks a leap towards military centralisation and consolidation of uniformed supremacy.
Updated 04 Dec, 2025 07:42pm
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
Fears proposed 27th Amendment will completely destroy Supreme Court, other state institutions and civilian supremacy.
Updated 09 Nov, 2025 10:58am
JUI-F members boycott proceedings; deliberations on field marshal’s status today.
Updated 09 Nov, 2025 07:32am
Article 175 tweak "ends judiciary as we knew it", says senior counsel.
Updated 09 Nov, 2025 12:27pm
Democratic institutions in the country have been "paralysed" and the "nation must step up", says MWM chief.
Updated 09 Nov, 2025 10:48am
