India, Nov. 10 -- Pakistan's parliament is currently debating the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment, which aims to overhaul Article 243 and fundamentally reshape the control and command of the country's armed forces. The debate on this issue is largely inconsequential, given the army's strong grip on the country's political landscape. Having been promoted to field marshal after the India-Pakistan standoff earlier this year and buoyed by US President 's personal support, Pakistan army chief Asim Munir is swiftly consolidating his personal influence over the armed forces, of the army over other services, and of the Pakistan military over the civilian leadership of a country - thereby further intensifying an already deeply lopsided civi...