Islamabad, Nov 13: Two senior judges of Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday resigned in protest against a new constitutional amendment, alleging that it undermined the Constitution and compromised the independence of the judiciary. Justices Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah stepped down hours after President Asif Ali Zardari approved the contentious 27th Constitutional Amendment, the final step to make it a law after it was passed by both houses of parliament. Under the amended legislation, a Federal Constitutional Court will […]The post 2 Pakistan SC Judges Resign In Protest Against Contentious Constitutional Amendment appeared first on Daily Excelsior.
