Salient Features of the 27th Constitutional Amendment

Salient Features of the 27th Constitutional Amendment

• Creation of a new position: Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), effective November 27, 2025

• Chief of Army Staff to assume the role of Chief of Defence Forces

• Field Marshal, Marshal of Air Force, and Admiral of Fleet titles to remain for life

• The Prime Minister to appoint the Commander of National Strategic Command on the recommendation of the CDF

• Establishment of a Federal Constitutional Court with equal provincial representation

• President and Prime Minister to play key roles in judicial appointments

• Parliament to determine the number of judges in the Constitutional Court

• Supreme Court powers to be reduced, with some authority shifted to the new court

• Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court to serve a three-year term

• Lifetime immunity for the President from criminal proceedings