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Pak: Karachi Bar Association protests 27th Constitutional Amendment as law
Updated : 6 months 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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Consciences only awakened after their monopoly was curtailed: Khawaja Asif
Updated : 6 months, 1 week 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: Lawyers call resignations a "dark day" as 27th constitutional amendme
Updated : 6 months, 1 week 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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Lawyers' sit-in protest in PoGB enters Day 6, demand immediate appointment
Updated : 9 months ago IST
A sit-in organised by lawyers outside the Chief Minister's Secretariat in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) reached its sixth day on Saturday, with bar councils calling for the immediate appointment of judges to both the top and lower courts in the region, as reported by The Express
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PoGB: Lawyers' strike in Diamer enters tenth month as judicial crisis deep
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Lawyers in the Diamer district of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) have sharply criticised the government for failing to address their longstanding demands, as their strike enters its tenth consecutive month. The prolonged protest has severely disrupted judicial proceedings and furt
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Democracy is under threat: Manmohan Singh
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 29 (ANI): Referring to the judicial crisis in the country, former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said that the constitutional institutions were under threat in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government.
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Justice Chelameswar refuses to comment on judicial crisis
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] January 22 (ANI): Senior judge of the Supreme Court, Justice J Chelameswar on Monday refused to comment on the judicial crisis, which was raised by three other senior Supreme Court judges, who revolted against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra.
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From judicial crisis to agenda of remaining tenure, PM shares much more
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], January 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second interview of 2018 garnered much attention as he discussed slew of issues including judicial crisis, union budget 2018, economy and job creation and many others.
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