November 24, 2025
What the 26th and 27th amendments seek to change
. The author is a former secretary in the Ministry of Government, Home and Tribal Affairs and a retired IG. He can be contacted at syed_shah94@yahoo.com The Constitution of Pakistan is based on a delicate balance between its three organs: the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. This balance is not decorative. It is the very mechanism through which fundamental rights are protected, state power is limited, and democratic continuity is maintained. It is in this context that the introduction of the 26th and 27th Constitutional Amendments must be considered, because their combined effect represents not a procedural improvement but




