The public expresses significant frustration and disillusionment with the increasing military influence over Pakistan's judiciary and political landscape, perceiving the 27th Constitutional Amendment as a step away from democracy and justice. Many commenters voice concerns over the implications for civil governance and the threat to fundamental rights in the nation.

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They removed the only good thing on it. Now it's 100% dictatorship.

HeWhoDidIt

40% of the PAKISTAN's population is totally illiterate. Even including the literate ones, there still is a huge percentage of ignorant people who believe in victors of gazwa-e-hind, army of Mehdi type bullshit. So there it is.

Such people are too dumb to even understand such matters, they just spew nonsense.

Matter of fact, they can't even read such posts on social media. 

**Ignorance is the biggest supporter of the likes of Asim Munir.**

King_Kiteretsu

Pakistan was dogshit before and will stay dogshit after. Nothing changes.

unapologeticgoy2473

Literally no one supports it, LITERALLY the only positive here is that everyone clearly knows we're in a hybrid government and we don't matter

Accomplished-River12

Fun-Negotiation7517

I was just sitting and thinking last night. Like forget about everything and i am the chief now what is my agenda what i want either he think he is the most patriotic person ever and want to make country good (I don't know how everything is going in opposite direction). Or he want to take control of everything and make sure nothing can happen without his supervision. So far all i  can see is he will be remembered as worst dictator in history let's see what future we have 🥲  I just want my country to be a well developed country where everyone prosper.

procrastinator_dude_

Pakistanis as a Qoum are phattu and BC we only know this ghulami that's it. 
Baaki lasan lagty rhy hain aur lagtay rhain gay jab tk we dont stand up for ourselves.

drag0nslayer19

why do people like you even ask this silly question on reddit, everyones hands are tied its such a useless question hoping to find some resistance to it, take the little audience that even does support such henious changes to the constitution and you aint gonna find even an ounce of it on reddit, 27th ammendment already existed we just didn't know it, and now its official, atleast good enough to know even the little glimpse of hope was just a hazy mark on our glasses and as crystal clear as it gets we all now know we're f\*\*ked!

-_-_O

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Well, simply I don’t care about it enough to either support it or reject it. 

Does this change anything for us common folks? 

Will it decrease or increase our income?

Is our lifestyle going to change for the better or the worse?

Is it even any different from before this amendment? 

Nothing gonna change bud, neither it makes it good or worse. It’s better this way imo, at least it’s not hidden from the world anymore, whether it’s a shame or smth for us, doesn’t really matter to me, got enough problems of my own already so don’t want to start worrying about state matters too for no reason especially when it’s literally unrelated to me

LevelWin6007

Maybe a point or two on the amendment are arguably positive - the constitutional court and no suo motos, for example, will end judicial activism and allow governments some breathing space. 

The only real silver lining I see is that a democratic government in some distant future will roll back most of the points in this amendment, especially the immunity aspect of it.

Chai-wala

Western forms of governance imposed anywhere always leads to corruption and shadow governments. Should’ve chosen Islam.

deckartcain

For all the Nawaz and Bhutto fans crying that their leaders were unfairly removed through dictatorships, how does it feel to have these same guys bring in the next dictatorship through their support?

NoUtimesinfinite

Another dark and dangerous chapter in Pakistani nation's history of self-destructive Generals.  Wonder how this one is going to end?

reciprocal_space

Curious about #3, does it mean that if meri jind indulges too much in his favorite drink then goes out and shoots a bunch of people, he can claim he was practicing his powers to protect the state and there will be no questions asked? That’s saddam level immunity.

Frosty_Leading6756

Close enough, welcome back military state of Prussia

absman23

Wonderful_Try_7369

It's like North Korea 2.0, all hail the supreme leader Munir Jind Jan!

khumi01

Zia thought he was god, all they could find was his jaw. Asim thinks he’s god, we’ll see how that turns out.

hnk_1989

InshAllah this will be repealed in a few years. What a stupid amendment.

TitanMaps

Regarding number 1, does this also mean he'll hold the office of COAS and/or CDF for life as well?

Nonellagon

I wonder what whisky has on PPP And PMLUN that they all act like his bitches? FEAR cannot get better of everyone, there is something else.

hellocutiez

Deep down they know they have recognised "israel" but to afraid to announce it. If it's not the case then why life time immunity. Just hang in soon the whole nation will hear from trump that they have done it.

CuteJicama132

kaha gaye R kay bachay jo boltay hei "asim munir meri jind meri jan"

Phele naam ki tou democracy thi, ab tou woh bhi nahi rahi. Everyone should move out of pakistan takay so that general can rule themselves only.

kadhichawalsuperiorr

It is an evidence that even top military leadership is not backing Gen. Asim and will not be backing him in future.

No_Neighborhood3467

Oldgun80

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Different_Bed8183

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Our nation……

omerfaro

A fake government formed by a stolen mandate with form 47 and PTI is supposed to protest 🤣 dude they shouldn’t even accept them as a ruling party. Only solution is for the people to do as the Bangalis

Cold_Flow6175

NotsogeniusMuslim

And when i said pakistani people are way to concerned about protesting for palestine than their own home country they came for me lol

Sensitive_Thanks_604

And why did no one cast vote against it? Seems like a mukmuka with Opposition senators. 

InjectorTheGood

SaniaMateen

When was the last time the constitution really mattered in Pakistan?

hocuspocus4201

The current parliament is nothing but a group of workers to the establishment and they use them as they will. 


As long as politicians keep taking their cut in the cake, they will happily and corruptly keep serving the establishment. 

There is no one who will talk about common citizens or their rights. Everyone is just trying to take his own cut.

Any-Imagination1842

Officially becoming the 🤡 republic of Pakistan redesign the passport and put a clown face on top of it! The country is doomed I don’t even think we should waste our time trying to explain this to the people I doubt anyone cares. Probably secretly they want to be a 🤡

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I don’t really understand ke itna lait kiun gaye hain yeh log. Kuch morality nai rahi in political parties ki.

ElegantPossibility52

That is an insightful article and a glimpse in the following of the Bangladesh riots which just showed the impact of social media, not a promise of a better ruling without elimination of democratic faults in the ruling of laws. 26th Amendment however seems a much more weaker and is in definite fragile and there are chances of it's revocation legally, 27th Amendment brings not a subject to be eradicated unless for the reason of Khilafat, which can be replaced in and as Presidency.

MASJAM126

FlounderUseful2644

Well kinda the worst effect would actually be the real tradition of the executive magistrates like THAT would have disastrous consequences man mean they would merge the executive and the judiciary(to some extent)

u_GalacticVoyager

goni-t

How will it solidify Asim since he’s not the president?

tanweer95

PowerfulMidnight364

Well, that is besides the point that the provinces misuse their NFC awards every year. It's free money with no return and has caused a lot of fiscal headaches and clashes with the IMF.

NicotineForeva

Let’s be clear and not spread misinformation. PPP has not yet agreed to this amendment in fact that is why it is being posted as to the absurdity of such a demand. You fail to mention that education and population will be taken away from provinces again, I don’t believe this bill will pass. 

Also you say the president having control of armed forces will legitimise Asim’s control. How? That doesn’t make sense to me. In fact it’ll make it better democratically. The only thing that’s remotely considerable is this.

Mammoth-Rutabaga-396

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Express_Smile_U

The Constitution will be alright, and revert after sometimes.

I can't say the same about the culprits here.

Heavy-Candidate7017

Bro we are gonna be messed up for a long term (8-10 years) if this happens… its a musharraf era type scheme

Important_Mind_3408

Lostone005

not_kuswa

Cultural-Gas-3872

constitution is long dead... no one follows it.... yeh toh bas janaza hai

i-am-durga1

and all other parties except PTI seems to be in favour of this... what a clown show

Low_Zookeepergame851

It’s being done because the plan is to execute Imran Khan, the istasna thing will save the chief.

AtlasWhispers

قید میں عمران خان ہے اور استثنی کے بندوبست آرمی چیف کررہا ہے۔ 

لخ اوئے لخ

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