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flag UN official warns Pakistan’s new constitutional changes threaten judicial independence and democracy.

flag The UN’s Volker Türk has raised alarms over Pakistan’s new 27th Constitutional Amendment, passed on November 13 without broad consultation, which establishes a Federal Constitutional Court to replace the Supreme Court in constitutional matters. flag The change, along with executive control over judicial appointments and lifetime immunity for the President and top military leaders, threatens judicial independence and accountability, according to Türk, who warned the reforms could undermine the rule of law and democratic oversight.

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