The so-called 27th Amendment is nothing short of a constitutional coup, designed to formalize military supremacy under a civilian disguise
- Proposed 27th Amendment is a Brazen Attack on Provincial Autonomy and Human Rights
- The move will dispossess Sindhi, Baloch, and Pashtoon people of their resources and historical rights, strengthen military control, and grossly violate human rights, calls out the Pakistan People’s Party for its reported complicity.
London, UK
The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) has vehemently condemned the government of Pakistan’s proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment, calling it a repressive and calculated manoeuvre to curtail provincial rights and re-centralize power and resources.
“This proposal is a direct assault on the rights of historical nations and the federal structure of Pakistan,” WSC said in a statement issued on November 4, 2025.
The proposed changes reportedly include removing constitutional protections for the provinces’ share in the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award and transferring key subjects such as education, health, population planning, and natural resources back to the federation. This would re-centralize authority under the military-dominated establishment, reversing decades of struggle for provincial autonomy and blatant attempts to strip provinces of their financial and legislative independence.
“This so-called 27th Amendment is nothing short of a constitutional coup, designed to formalize military supremacy under a civilian disguise,” said Saghir Shaikh, Information Secretary of the World Sindhi Congress. “It will obliterate the rights of Sindhi, Baloch, and Pashtoon peoples, strip the provinces of their control over resources, and turn the federation into a militarized unitary state. Such measures not only violate the constitution’s federal spirit but also grossly contravene Pakistan’s human rights obligations under international law.”
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The WSC is particularly alarmed by reports that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) — a party that seeks to build its image on the struggle for democracy and provincial autonomy — is considering supporting this authoritarian amendment. To do so would be an act of betrayal against the people of Sindh.
WSC believes that the proposed 27th Amendment will deepen the political marginalization, economic dispossession, and cultural suppression of the non-Punjabi nations, already suffering from systematic land grabbing, resource plunder, and gross human rights violations, including enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings. This amendment will destroy its already fragile federation and democracy by legalizing domination by one province and its military elite. The people of Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reject this authoritarian project and will resist it through every democratic and peaceful means.
The World Sindhi Congress calls upon all democratic forces, human rights defenders, civil society organizations, and nationalist parties of Sindh and other oppressed nations of Pakistan to unite against this military-engineered assault. The WSC further urges the international community, including the United Nations, to take urgent notice of this move, which violates fundamental principles of self-determination, equality, and federalism. (PR)
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