The Interview With Karan Thapar

Pakistan's Constitutional Amendment Creates One Man Rule Under Field Marshal Munir


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In an interview to discuss the recent constitutional amendment in Pakistan (called the 27th constitutional amendment) one of Pakistan's most senior diplomats, and its former Ambassador to USA, China and Russia and former High Commissioner to India, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, has said it is "the blackest day" in Pakistan's constitutional history. He said it was "a serious setback to the rule of law and democracy", and it’s a "major attempt at substituting hybrid rule for civilian supremacy". Qazi said that the widespread criticism in Pakistan is that it will create one man rule, that of the present Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir.

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The Interview With Karan ThaparBy The Wire