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Pakistan Passes Constitutional Amendments Aimed At Courts

The constitutional amendments will stop the Supreme Court from "interfering" in parliamentary affairs, the government says (Credit: AFP)

Pakistan's government on Monday narrowly passed a package of constitutional amendments it said would stop the country's courts from issuing rulings that "interfere in parliament".

Tensions between the state and the country's top courts have deepened since February's national election, which was marred by allegations of rigging as the country's most popular politician, Imran Khan, languished in jail.

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