Federal Cabinet approves amendments to Army Act, PAF Act, Navy Act
— November 13, 2025
ISLAMABAD (AIA) The Federal Cabinet has approved amendments to the Pakistan Army Act, Pakistan Air Force Act, and Pakistan Navy Act.This approval was given at a meeting of the Cabinet presided over by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at the Parliament House in Islamabad today.
The purpose of these amendments is to bring the laws related to the Armed Forces of Pakistan in harmony with the Twenty-seventh Constitutional Amendment. Based on the amendments made in Article 243 of the Constitution, necessary legislation has been introduced, which also includes the tenure of the Chief of Defence Forces. Under these amendments, the post of Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee will stand abolished after the retirement of the incumbent Chairman.
Similarly, the ranks of Field Marshal, Marshal of the Air Force, and Admiral of the Fleet have also been included in these laws.The Federal Cabinet also approved the draft of the Federal Constitutional Court (Procedure and Practice) Act, 2025.