Since Pakistan’s National Assembly passed the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill — which makes Asim Munir a Field Marshal for life, the chief of all defence forces, including the Pakistan Navy & Air Force, and grants him President-like immunity from prosecution, while further reshaping the powers of the judiciary — two Supreme Court judges, Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah, have resigned.

Justice Shams Mehmood Mirza of the Lahore High Court has also resigned. Two judges of the Islamabad High Court—Mohsin Akhtar Kayani and Saman Rafat Imtiaz—have indicated they might not serve further.

In this edition of ThePrint CutTheClutter, published on 13 November 2025, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta delves into how the 27th Amendment centralises power, changes executive-judiciary relation

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