The rule of law in Pakistan has been sharply challenged by a recent parliamentary vote. In a highly controversial move, Pakistan’s Parliament passed a sweeping constitutional amendment granting lifetime immunity from arrest and criminal prosecution to the current Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, a protection previously reserved only for the head of state. This legislative maneuver simultaneously promotes him to the new, lifelong position of Chief of Defence Forces, placing all armed services under his permanent command. Critics and opposition groups are decrying the move as a definitive step toward military authoritarianism, citing the severe undermining of judicial authority through the creation of a new Federal Constitutional Court above the Supreme Court.