Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday gave his assent to the controversial the 27th Constitutional Amendment, which seeks to grant sweeping powers to the country’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and create a new post of Chief of Defence Forces.

With the president’s nod, the contentious amendment has now officially become part of the Pakistani Constitution.

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“The Constitution (Twenty-Seventh Amendment) Bill, 2025 is assented to, as advised by the Prime Minister [Shehbaz Sharif], at Para-5 of the Summary,” a notification issued by the Pakistani President’s House read.

The ammendment bill was approved by the Pakistani Senate amid Opposition’s walkout.

The amendment aims to restructure the Supreme Court, set up a new Federal Constitutional Court and restructur

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