Pakistan’s government has confirmed that it will table the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill in Parliament this week, a move that could fundamentally reshape the country’s power structure by granting constitutional status and sweeping authority to the office of the Field Marshal—a position currently held by Army Chief General Asim Munir.

Sources told CNN-News18 that the Bill is set to be presented before the Senate on November 7, and is expected to be passed “within a couple of weeks". The amendment—described by insiders as the most significant constitutional change since the 18th Amendment—is designed to institutionalise a civil–military hybrid system, giving Pakistan’s military establishment a formal share in governance.

What The 27th Amendment Proposes

The draft amendment seeks to m

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