While the "establishment" has enjoyed a large share of power, last week's constitutional amendments gave Army chief Asim Munir additional powers and lifelong immunity from prosecution.
This is the transcript of CutTheClutter Episode 1756, published on 13 November 2025, explaining how 27th Amendment to Pakistan's Constitution shifts the power centre.
This is the transcript of CutTheClutter Episode 1755, published on 12 November 2025, explaining significance of 27th Amendment to Pakistan's Constitution.
Pakistani journalist Zarrar Khuhro wrote that Article 243 has been amended five times in 'the ongoing struggle for control between the country’s civilian and military power centers.'
Asif Ali Zardari’s one-time spokesperson Farhatullah Babar has revealed the goings-on amid fears of a military takeover of Pakistan in his memoir The Zardari Presidency (2008-2013).
Formed in 2015, the far-right religious party has a history of violent protests against attempts to modify Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. It is now facing possibility of a ban.
ThePrint Explorer unpacks who the TTP are, and what they’re fighting for in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and how Pakistan army is struggling to carve a way out of the conflict.
Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
Court-martial proceedings were initiated against Hameed last year. Brigadiers Naeem Fakhar and Ghaffar served under Hameed during his controversial tenure. All three are in military custody.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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