The 27th amendment, Pakistan’s democratic dilemma
Last year, between November 12 and 13, Pakistan’s legislature passed the 27th Amendment, or PCA, which subsequently received presidential assent. Presented as a measure to reorganise aspects of the military command structure, the amendment has consequences that reach far deeper into the constitutional order. The PCA significantly diminishes the central role of the Supreme Court…
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