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In what amounts to a constitutional coup , CNN-News18 has accessed the draft of Pakistan’s 27th Constitutional Amendment, which effectively turns the Army Chief into the country’s Chief of Defence Forces, granting him unified command over the Army, Navy and Air Force, and dismantling the last layers of civilian oversight.

According to the draft, the changes are being pushed through under the leadership of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari, giving General Asim Munir unprecedented powers that could transform Pakistan from a fragile democracy into a Field Marshal State.

Bill Tabled In Senate After Cabinet Approval

Soon after receiving approval from the federal cabinet, the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill was tabled in the Senate

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