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Analysts warn Pakistan's 27th constitutional amendment erodes judicial ind
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A group of analysts and human rights advocates in Berlin cautioned that Pakistan's recently enacted 27th Constitutional Amendment will erode judicial independence and concentrate greater power in the executive.
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India criticises Pakistan's democratic situation, flags jailing of Imran K
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
India on Monday (local time) sharply criticised Pakistan's domestic political situation at the United Nations Security Council, flagging Islamabad for jailing former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and allowing its armed forces to engineer a "constitutional coup" through the new 27th
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Pakistan: Lawyers hail judges who quit over 27th Amendment to "preserve co
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Lawyers and citizens praised three Pakistani judges who resigned after the 27th Constitutional Amendment, calling it an act to "preserve their constitutional oath and honour." Statements printed in Dawn said the judges chose principles over "expediency," defending judicial independence and f
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Pakistan sees protests demanding review of 27th Amendment over judicial in
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistani citizens are protesting the 27th Constitutional Amendment, calling it a threat to democracy and accusing the government of consolidating power. Demonstrators demand judicial independence and accountability, warning that Pakistan faces a legitimacy crisis if leaders ignore public co
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Pakistan: Oppn alliance TTAP announces three-day mobilisation drive agains
Updated : 6 months ago IST
TTAP will hold a three-day mobilisation in early December from Ghotki to Karachi against the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment. Leaders criticised economic hardship, Section 144 restrictions and alleged attacks on judicial independence, saying public support is growing for their nationw
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Pakistan: PTI, TTAP stage nationwide protests against 27th Amendment and m
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Demonstrators, led by key PTI leaders, criticised immunity provisions and accused the government of targeting PTI while calling for constitutional supremacy and nationwide peaceful resistance.
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Pakistan: IHC judges blocked from challenging 27th Amendment, told to appr
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Four Islamabad High Court judges tried to challenge the 27th Amendment, but the Supreme Court refused to hear their petition and told them to approach the new Federal Constitutional Court. The judges argue the amendment undermines judicial independence and gives excessive power to the exe
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Pakistan: Awami Tehreek, Sindhiyani Tehreek march against 27th Amendment,
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Activists from the Awami Tehreek (AT) and its women's division, the Sindhiyani Tehreek (ST), held a march opposing the 27th Amendment, corporate farming, new canals on the Indus River, so-called honour killings, and the exploitation of the province's resources, as reported by Dawn.
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Pak: Senate passes bills under 27th amendment, resetting COAS Munir's tenu
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
The Senate passed four bills tied to the 27th Constitutional Amendment, including major changes to military laws and the Supreme Court. The legislation resets the tenure of the chief of the defence forces and restructures key posts, despite criticism from the opposition and legal community.
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Pak: No discussion on 27th Amendment in SC full court meeting despite judg
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Before the amendment was passed, Justices Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah, who resigned after its enactment, had written separate letters requesting a full court meeting or judicial conference.
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Pakistan: Aminuddin Khan appointed first Chief Justice of newly formed Fed
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari has appointed Justice Aminuddin Khan as the inaugural Chief Justice of Pakistan's newly created Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), formed after a major change in the basic structure of the country's constitution following the passing of the 27th Amendme
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Pakistan's Opposition plans nationwide protests after judges resign over
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
The TTAP held an important parliamentary party meeting chaired by Mahmood Khan Achakzai. PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, Asad Qaiser and several MNAs attended.
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