Pakistan’s slide to military authoritarianism

On November 13, Pakistan’s National Assembly passed the 27th Amendment to the constitution that entrenches Pakistan’s powerful military’s hold on power, making it invincible in the country’s power play with no accountability. The 27th Amendment Act was a natural progression from the 26th that reduced the power of the judges in judicial appointments by sacrificing the principle of seniority established through the 18th Amendment Act—which had made mandatory recommendation of three names by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) for the consideration out of which only one will be selected by the executive to head the Supreme Court (SC).

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