Islamabad, Nov. 11 -- Pakistan's Senate has passed the 27th constitutional amendment, sparking controversy and protests from opposition parties. The amendment aims to reform the judiciary and strengthen the military command structure, introducing a new post of Chief of Defence Forces and establishing a Federal Constitutional Court.

Afrasiab Khattak, a former Senator of Pakistan, denounced constitutional amendments to the Pakistani constitution. The reforms propose to formally institutionalise the office of the Chief of the Defence Forces and guarantee the Army Chief, General Asim Munir, a five-star rank for life, complete with immunity from criminal cases and arrest, similar to the President's immunity.

Khattak lamented that through the...