It is worthwhile to study the sweeping changes introduced by the 27th Amendment in relation to Article 243 of the country’s Constitution, which defines the relationship between Pakistan’s civil government and its military

xIt is often said about our western neighbour that while most countries have an army, in the case of Pakistan its military has a country attached to it. This cliché has once again acquired new traction as the all-powerful Pakistan military, under its self-appointed Field Marshal Asim Munir, Chief of the Army Staff, has ensured that the civilian government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif steered the Pakistan Parliament into passing the controversial 27th Amendment to the Constitution. This amendment accords sweeping powers to the Pakistan military and effectively red

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