Lawyers in Pakistan's Lahore city on Sunday (November 16, 2025) announced a strike against the controversial 27th Constitutional Amendment that curtailed the powers of the Supreme Court, and also urged the judges to resign to lodge their protest.
President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday (November 13, 2025) signed into law the 27th Constitutional Amendment, which provides for the creation of a new position of the Chief of Defence Forces and a constitutional court.
Three senior judges — two of the Supreme Court Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, and Justice Athar Minallah and one of Lahore High Court Justice Shams Mehmood Mirza — have resigned so far against the contentious amendment. The judges termed it as an "assault on the Constitution and judiciary".
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The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA), on Sunday (November 16, 2025), paid tribute to the resigning judges for their "principled stance" and announced a strike of court proceedings in Lahore on Monday (November 17, 2025), saying they will completely boycott court proceedings to lodge a protest against the assault on the judiciary and democracy.
