Twenty-seventh Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan

The Twenty-seventh Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan was passed on 13 November 2025. This package was introduced by the federal government under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in late 2025, aimed at revising key articles governing judicial appointments, the defense command structure and federal-provincial relations. The bill, presented in the Senate by Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar, created a new Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan, changed the process of transferring judges, amended Article 243 of the Constitution of Pakistan relating to the control of the armed forces and reviewed the fiscal and administrative autonomy of the provinces. While the ruling coalition claimed that the reforms were necessary to modernise governance and strengthen national security, opposition parties and legal experts said that the amendment threatened provincial autonomy and judicial independence.

Business leaders cautioned that abrupt constitutional changes introduced without broad consultation could unsettle markets, erode investor confidence, and amplify uncertainty in an already fragile economic environment.