Pakistan’s 27th Amendment Upends Its Nuclear Command

A constitutional reform throws restraint, deterrence, and regional stability into question.

A framed portrait photograph covered with broken glass tilts to the right on an off-white wall, showing Munir wearing a formal army uniform. A silver flag pole with a pike on top stands in the foreground. December 12, 2025, 10:23 AM

Pakistan’s steady descent into authoritarianism continued last month with the passage of its 27th constitutional amendment.

At its core, the amendment is a move to constitutionally enshrine the army’s supremacy under the guise of modernization. Since Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party solidified its power via a 2024 election that was widely viewed as fixed , their gover

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