The government of Pakistan has formally rejected concerns raised by Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) — led by Volker Türk — regarding its newly-passed Twenty-seventh Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan.
Turk had warned that the amendment — which establishes a new Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), shifts constitutional jurisdiction away from the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC), and introduces lifetime immunity for top officials — undermines judicial independence, weakens military accountability, and threatens the rule of law.
In response, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan issued a statement calling the UN concerns “ungrounded and misplaced apprehensions,” asserting that the amendment was legitimately passed by Parliament with the required two-thirds majority, and that constitutional amendments fall within the exclusive domain of elected representatives.
The statement further emphasized that Pakistan remains committed to human rights, dignity, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law as enshrined in its Constitution — while urging the UN not to issue statements that reflect political bias or misinformation, and to respect Pakistan’s sovereign legislative decisions.