Constitutional democracy survives on the continued independence of courts, respect for institutional boundaries, and a shared commitment to restraint ...

Abu Bakar Khan is a JURIST staff correspondent and a lawyer based in Pakistan. On November 13, the 27th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan completed a legislative journey that lasted less than ...

LAHORE, Jan. 26 -- Lawyers and legal experts scrutinized the recently passed 27th Amendment to the Constitution in a session titled The State of Constitution: the 27th Amendment on the final day of ...

Analysts and rights advocates in Germany's Berlin have warned that the 27th Constitutional Amendment adopted in Pakistan will ...

"In Balochistan, the Constitution scarcely exists in practice," Abbas said. "With the 27th Amendment, even the limited remaining hope for legal redress is being wiped out." He said the change ...

The 27th Amendment severely undermines democracy, reshapes the military chain of command, and weakens civilian oversight of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal. Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Syed Asim Munir ...

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar reaffirmed the government's commitment to introducing the 27th Constitutional Amendment, stressing that the initiative is entirely government-led ...

Pakistani Field Marshal Gen Asim Munir. Credit: Wikimedia/Inter Services Public Relations Pakistan Pakistan’s government has undertaken a significant initiative to restructure the highest echelons of ...