Pakistan’s recent 27th constitutional amendment represents a significant shift towards military governance, undermining democratic principles and jeopardizing its Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status with the EU. This amendment consolidates military control over executive and judicial functions, contradicting the GSP+ conditions tied to human rights and good governance. Analysts argue that this development not only emboldens the military’s internal control strategies, including military trials of civilians, but also highlights the EU’s ineffective influence over Pakistan’s governance. As Pakistan’s exports to Europe surged from $2.9 billion in 2014 to $5.5 billion in 2024, the increase in military spending from $7.6 billion to $12.7 billion raises concerns regarding the prioritization of military over democratic values.