ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s legal community is sharply divided over the creation of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) under the newly approved 27th Amendment, with some lawyers defending the development as parliament’s right to legislate, while others condemn it as an attack on judicial independence. The 27th Amendment, passed by Parliament with a two-thirds majority earlier this week, represents one of the most sweeping changes to Pakistan’s constitutional and judicial framework in decades.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s lower house of parliament on Wednesday passed the contentious 27th constitutional amendment seeking major changes in the country’s judicial and military…

ISLAMABAD: Two judges of Pakistan’s Supreme Court resigned in protest against the 27th constitutional amendment hours after it was signed into law on Thursday, saying the fresh…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s legal community is sharply divided over the creation of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) under the newly approved 27th Amendment, with some lawyers…

Lawyers in Lahore strike against the 27th Constitutional Amendment, protesting reduced Supreme Court powers and urging judicial resignations.