New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Pakistan's political landscape has once again tilted sharply in favor of the military. The recently enacted 27th Constitutional Amendment-passed hurriedly through both houses of parliament in November 2025-has fundamentally reshaped the country's civil-military power structure and concentrated unprecedented authority in the hands of a single military leader, Field Marshal Asim Munir.

For decades, Pakistan has been described as a "hybrid" state where elected governments operate under the shadow of the army. But this constitutional change has formalized what was once implicit-and risks steering the country toward outright military authoritarianism, with serious implications for Pakistan's internal stability and region...