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Analysts warn Pakistan's 27th constitutional amendment erodes judicial ind
Updated : 4 months 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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Amnesty warns Pakistan's 27th constitutional amendment threatens judicial
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a statement, Amnesty said the amendment undermines judicial autonomy by establishing a Federal Constitutional Court that lacks sufficient safeguards for independence. The organisation said the new court weakens judges' security of tenure and shields the president as well as the heads of t
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Pakistan's rights crisis deepens as HRCP slams state repression and elite
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged the government to withdraw the controversial 26th and 27th constitutional amendments, end "enforced disappearances," and release all political prisoners across the country, as reported by Dawn.
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Pakistan: Lawyers hail judges who quit over 27th Amendment to "preserve co
Updated : 5 months, 3 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 : 6 months 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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Human rights body flags deepening threats to democracy, and vulnerable com
Updated : 6 months ago IST
HRCP warned that Pakistan faces rising threats to democracy, rights, and safety. It raised concerns over constitutional changes, security crackdowns, enforced disappearances, refugee deportations, minority persecution, child marriage, and climate displacement, urging urgent reforms and accou
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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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Pak: Karachi Bar Association protests 27th Constitutional Amendment as law
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Lawyers from the Karachi Bar Association protested at the Sindh High Court against the 27th Constitutional Amendment, which created the Federal Constitutional Court. Judges and lawyers criticised the move, and two Supreme Court judges resigned. Protests, clashes and strikes disrupted court p
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United Kashmir People's National Party slams Pak's 27th constitutional ame
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's 27th Constitutional Amendment strengthens the military's power, weakens democracy and the judiciary, and centralises authority, UKPNP spokesperson Sardar Nasir Aziz Khan warned. He said it grants lifetime immunity to top leaders, creates a parallel court, reduces provincial rights
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Pakistan: PTI, TTAP stage nationwide protests against 27th Amendment and m
Updated : 6 months, 1 week 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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MQM leader slams coalition govt of Pakistan over the passage of 27th Const
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Muttahida Qaumi Movement's founding leader and Supremo Altaf Hussain, during his 346th public address via TikTok, sharply criticised the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) for endorsing and facilitating the approval of the 27th Constitutional Amendment
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Consciences only awakened after their monopoly was curtailed: Khawaja Asif
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif criticised two Supreme Court judges for resigning after the 27th Constitutional Amendment passed, accusing them of "selective amnesia" and reacting only after their powers were reduced. The judges said the amendment undermined judicial independence and
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