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Pak: Karachi Bar Association protests 27th Constitutional Amendment as law
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks 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 : 3 months, 3 weeks 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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Bodo organisations stage sit-in protest in Delhi, demand implementation of
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bodo organisations held a sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, demanding the timely implementation of the Bodo Accord and the passage of the 125th Constitutional Amendment Bill.
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Pakistan: PTI, TTAP stage nationwide protests against 27th Amendment and m
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks 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 : 3 months, 3 weeks 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 : 4 months 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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Pak: Senate passes bills under 27th amendment, resetting COAS Munir's tenu
Updated : 4 months 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: Lawyers call resignations a "dark day" as 27th constitutional amendme
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Two Pakistani Supreme Court judges resigned after the 27th Constitutional Amendment was approved, calling it a blow to judicial independence. Lawyers and politicians described it as one of the "darkest days" for the country's judiciary, saying the amendment undermines the court's constitu
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"Judicial independence crippled": Two Pakistan Supreme Court judges resign
Updated : 4 months ago IST
According to Dawn, one of the judges described the amendment as "a grave assault on the Constitution of Pakistan", saying it "dismantles the Supreme Court of Pakistan, subjugates the judiciary to executive control, and strikes at the very heart of our constitutional democracy". The Senate pa
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Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir to become Chief of Defence Forces under n
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The National Assembly approved the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill with more than a two-thirds majority, with 234 lawmakers voting in favour and only four opposing it, according to Dawn. The 59-clause bill had been cleared by the Senate earlier this week, receiving 64 votes in favour with
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Parliament constitutes 31-member JPC to remove maligned PM, CMs, ministers
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The newly constituted Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to examine key constitutional and legislative amendments has come under fire from the opposition over a lack of "consensus" and "parliamentary ethics". Congress MP Manickam Tagore said taht the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) w
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Pakistan Parliament set to pass 27th Amendment Bill reshaping military, ju
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Pakistan's National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday resumed its crucial session, with the lower house expected to pass the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill, a sweeping reform measure aimed at restructuring the country's military and judicial systems, Geo News reported.
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