Islamabad: It has always been the Army that has called the shots in Pakistan and in a latest move, it seems to have arm-twisted the government into introducing the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill in the Senate, which proposes major changes to the country’s military command structure and constitutional framework.

Dawn has reported that the wide-ranging bill, tabled on Saturday, seeks to abolish the office of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), and introduce a new post of Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), effectively placing the Army Chief at the top of Pakistan’s armed forces.

This proposed amendment will rewrite Article 243 of Pakistan’s constitution, which governs the control and command of the armed forces. ADVERTISEMENT

Once the Bill gets passed, Pakistan’s Chief

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