Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act, 2020 - Khalid Zafar & Associates

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Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act, 2020 was enacted as an amendment to the Pakistan Army Act, 1952(XXXX of 1952) to give extension to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Amendment in Section 8 is introduced to legalize the extension of COAS by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister of Pakistan Under Article 243 of the Constitution of Pakistan. Chapter I – A was introduced to the Pakistan Army Act, 1952(XXXX of 1952) providing the Prime Minister to extend the retirement of COAS up to three (03) years. A similar provision to extend the tenure of the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee is added in the same chapter. Thus, the overall Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act, 2020 introduced the mechanism to extend the tenure of COAS.