27th Constitutional Amendment
Lawyers Asad Rahim Khan, Abdul Moiz Jaferii, Reema Omer and Salman Akram Raja dissect the recent amendment.
Updated 26 Jan, 2026 11:31am
Establishment of FCC termed "cornerstone achievement"; urges critics to understand the Amendment’s intent before dismissing it.
Updated 09 Jan, 2026 08:44am
IT has been said at length before, but bears repeating: the 27th Amendment was a monumental mistake. The same has ...
Updated 08 Jan, 2026 09:15am
Says Amendment in violation of international human rights law, right to fair trial and justice and accountability.
Updated 06 Jan, 2026 01:39pm
Submits reference to Senate chairperson, cites Article 63-A that deals with disqualification on grounds of defection.
Updated 01 Jan, 2026 04:27pm
Insiders say JCP will convene series of meetings next month; transfers have already been discussed informally among high court chief justices on sidelines of NJPMC moot.
Updated 26 Dec, 2025 07:35am
27th Amendment establishes that decisions issued by the FCC are binding on all courts in Pakistan, order by two-member bench states.
Updated 22 Dec, 2025 07:57am
The elite have always ruled the roost. What is actually different after the amendments?
Updated 12 Dec, 2025 09:46am
JUI-F chief says Pakistan failed to establish friendly ties with Afghanistan in 78 years.
Updated 01 Dec, 2025 08:55am
Hopes FCC will prove wrong those trying to make it "controversial"; says no court has "authority" to decide whether an Amendment will remain.
Published 30 Nov, 2025 07:04pm
Defence minister hints at issuance of notification after PM Shehbaz's return to the country; information minister says premier to arrive on Monday.
Updated 30 Nov, 2025 07:47pm
Legislation, amendments remain "exclusive domain" of Pakistan's elected representatives, says statement.
Published 30 Nov, 2025 10:30am
Some legal experts argue tenure can be interpreted as having lapsed, others say no need for fresh notification after legal tweaks.
Updated 30 Nov, 2025 10:33am
IHC bench to hear judge’s degree case on Dec 2.
Updated 30 Nov, 2025 09:14am
Malik Ahmad stresses need for stable constitutional interpretation for governance, economic continuity.
Updated 30 Nov, 2025 09:06am
Petitioner alleges FCC judges' appointments are unconstitutional, undermining judicial independence.
Updated 29 Nov, 2025 09:17am
Chief Justice Dogar inspects old building at G-10, assesses infrastructure under renovation, and seeks updates on repair work.
Updated 28 Nov, 2025 09:58am
First time FCC has been approached to strike down the law; fresh petition argues that 27th Amendment was allegedly passed by a “puppet regime”.
Updated 28 Nov, 2025 07:39am
Gen Mirza has retired as the 18th and final occupant of the CJCSC office; COAS Field Marshal Asim Munir set to assume role of first chief of defence forces.
Updated 28 Nov, 2025 07:19am
Lawyers give govt 15 days for withdrawal of plea; KBA president says "we reject 27th Amendment"; blocked roads around CM House inconvenience commuters.
Updated 26 Nov, 2025 06:46pm
Petitioner urges court to set it aside since the legislation is “repugnant to the injunctions of Islam”.
Updated 26 Nov, 2025 09:17am
Jinnah's preference for a federal court with narrow, constitution-specific jurisdiction was born out of political necessity, not constitutional philosophy.
Published 25 Nov, 2025 11:03am
The current configuration of governance is not too dissimilar to what the British envisioned in the early 20th century.
Updated 24 Nov, 2025 09:43am
Opposition alliance says campaign to begin from Kamo Shaheed, will cover several cities in province.
Updated 24 Nov, 2025 08:23am
Human rights body expresses concern over 27th Amendment, says tweak "further weakens essential checks and balances at a time when public trust in state institutions is fragile".
Updated 23 Nov, 2025 07:58pm
ONE day, the humbling of the present-day judiciary may be remembered as a tragedy. For now, it resembles a ...
Updated 23 Nov, 2025 08:35am
Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) affirm that it was their two-decade-old demand that FCC be established.
Updated 23 Nov, 2025 12:26pm
Some lawyers clash with police but force backs off and allows protest to continue.
Updated 22 Nov, 2025 08:37pm
Application filed by Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Justice Babar Sattar, Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan, Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri.
Published 22 Nov, 2025 02:41pm
“Creation of this court represents important moment in nation’s ongoing constitutional journey,” Justice Aminuddin says in message posted on FCC website.
Published 21 Nov, 2025 12:45pm
