President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday accepted the resignations of Supreme Court’s senior-most judges, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Athar Minallah, a day after both judges stepped down in protest against the passage of the 27th Constitutional Amendment.

The President’s Office confirmed the development in a brief statement issued on X.

The unprecedented resignations came just hours after President Zardari signed the amendment bill into law on Thursday, triggering turmoil within the country’s top court and prompting widespread concern from the legal fraternity.

In his resignation letter, Justice Shah described the 27th Amendment as 'a serious attack on the Constitution of Pakistan', warning that it had 'fragmented the Supreme Court of Pakistan'.

He stated: "The Twenty-Seventh Cons

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