Islamabad: Two senior judges of Pakistan’s Supreme Court resigned on Friday in a dramatic protest against the 27th Constitutional Amendment, calling it a direct attack on judicial independence. Justices Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah submitted their resignations hours after President Asif Ali Zardari signed the amendment into law, completing its passage through Parliament.

The amendment restructures Pakistan’s judicial system by creating a new Federal Constitutional Court to exclusively handle constitutional matters, leaving the existing Supreme Court limited to civil and criminal cases. Critics say the move fragments the apex court and strengthens executive control.

In his resignation letter, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah termed the amendment a “grave assault on the Constitution,” accus

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