Pakistan’s national assembly has passed the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill, which makes Asim Munir Field Marshal for life, the chief of all defence forces, including Pakistan Navy & Air Force, and gives him President-like immunity from prosecution. In this edition of ThePrint CutTheClutter, published on 12 November 2025, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at the changes,and the significance of the 27th Amendment, and previous instances when Pakistan’s Constitution has been amended.

Here is the full transcript.

I n Pakistan, they have once again brutalised, obliterated or simply rewritten their constitution. In the process, Asim Munir has become field marshal for life, and not just the chief of the army but also the air force and the navy. He’s also gifted himself lifelong immunity

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