Pakistan cabinet approves defence laws to formalize chief of defence forces
Pakistan's federal cabinet approved two draft laws — the Defence Forces Act, 2026, and amendments to the National Command Authority Act, 2010 — and sent them to Parliament for approval. The bills follow the 27th Constitutional Amendment and are meant to set out the legal and administrative framework for the newly created office of chief of defence forces, currently held by Field Marshal Asim Munir, who also serves as chief of army staff. The amendments update the legal basis for the national command authority that oversees strategic and nuclear command, giving the recent military restructuring a formal statutory basis with implications for civil-military balance.
Cabinet approved bills to formalize Pakistan's chief of defence forces
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Parliament approved the 27th Constitutional Amendment that created the chief of defence forces post. The cabinet now approved two draft bills to set up the office and amend the national command authority. The drafts will go to Parliament…
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