Islamabad: Pakistan ki Parliament ne 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill par guftagu ke baad ise National Assembly mein bhi manzoor kar liya hai. Yeh amendment mulk ke judicial system aur military command structure dono mein aham tabdeeliyan lane ka aim rakhti hai.
Amendment Ka Background
Federal hukoomat ne is bill ko pehli dafa Saturday ko Senate mein introduce kiya, jahan Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar ne ise table kiya. Yeh wohi mozu hai jo Charter of Democracy (2006) ke tehat PPP aur PML-N ke darmiyan tay hua tha, lekin 18th Amendment ke dauran mukammal nahi ho saka.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, jo us waqt Azerbaijan mein state visit par thay, ne cabinet meeting virtually attend kar ke draft ko approve kiya. Uske baad Senate aur National Assembly ki Joint Committee on Law & Justice ne amendment par detail mein guftagu ki.
Military Command Mein Tabdeeli
27th Amendment ka sabse prominent hissa Article 243 mein proposed tabdeeli hai. Is article ke tehat federal government armed forces par control rakhti hai, jabke unka supreme command President ke paas hota hai.
Naye draft ke mutabiq, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) ka ohda khatam kar ke ek naya post Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) banaya jayega.
- CDF ka role Army Chief ke paas hoga, jo ab tamam armed branches Army, Navy, aur Air Force ke supreme commander bhi honge.
- CJCSC General Sahir Shamshad Mirza 27 November 2025 ko retire honge, uske baad naya system formally laagu hoga.
Iske ilawa, honorary titles jaise Field Marshal, Marshal of Air Force, aur Admiral of Fleet lifetime titles ban jayenge. Yeh officers apne rank aur privileges zindagi bhar rakhenge, aur unhe impeach karna sirf Parliament ke zariye mumkin hoga.Naya position Commander National Strategic Command bhi introduce kiya gaya hai, jise Prime Minister army ke recommendation par appoint karega. Yeh command mulk ke nuclear command aur strategic defence ka zimmedar hoga.
Judiciary Mein Tabdeeliyan
Amendment ke zariye ek nayi Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) banayi ja rahi hai, jo Supreme Court ke kuch constitutional powers apne zimme le gi.
- FCC mein har province ka equal representation hoga, aur unka Chief Justice 3 saal ke liye serve karega.
- Judges ki retirement age 68 saal rakhi gayi hai, jabke Supreme Court mein yeh 65 hai.
- Parliament judges ki total seats decide karegi.
- Judges ke transfer ke liye unki razamandi zaroori nahi hogi, President, Judicial Commission ki recommendation par transfer kar saktay hai. Agar koi judge apni transfer se mana kare, to usay apni wajahen JCP ke samne pesh karni hongi; agar unhein na manzoor kiya gaya, to unhe retire hone ka option diya jayega.
Critics ka kehna hai ke yeh system judiciary ki independence ko kamzor karega. Supreme Court ke senior judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah ne apne khule khat mein likha ke FCC ek “political device” lagti hai jo judiciary ko control karne ke liye banayi ja rahi hai, na ke asli reform ke liye.
Immunity Aur Power Shift
Amendment ke tehat President ko criminal proceedings se umr-bhar ke liye constitutional immunity di jaayegi, jabke 5-star ranked officers ko bhi prosecution se dastoori protection milegi. Legal experts ke mutabiq, yeh clause elected government ke muqable mein unelected military leadership ko zyada protection deta hai, jo democracy ke liye ek concern hai.
Political Reactions Aur Opposition
Senate mein amendment intense debate ke baad approve hui, jabke opposition ne boycott kar diya. Monday ki shaam raucous session ke baad bill pass hua aur Tuesday ko National Assembly mein voting hui.
Wednesday ko National Assembly ne bhi Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Nawaz Sharif, aur Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari ki mojoodgi mein is bill ko manzoor kar liya. Ab amendment sirf President Asif Ali Zardari ke signature ka intezar kar rahi hai taake yeh law ban sake.
Summary of 27th Amendment – Key Points
- CJCSC ka post khatam, Chief of Defence Forces ka post create
- Army Chief banenge overall military commander
- Lifetime titles: Field Marshal, Marshal of Air Force, Admiral of Fleet
- Federal Constitutional Court ka قیام with equal provincial representation
- Supreme Court ke kuch powers FCC ko transfer
- President aur PM judicial appointments mein central role rakhenge
- Judges ki retirement age 68 aur Chief Justice FCC ka tenure 3 saal
- President aur 5-star officers ko lifetime immunity from criminal proceedings
- Parliament empowered to impeach top military titles