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Abid Hussain

What are Pakistan’s controversial constitutional amendments about?

Pakistan's government failed to reach the required numbers for a constitutional amendment and has indefinitely postponed parliament's session [Anjum Naveed/AP]

Islamabad, Pakistan – Proposed constitutional amendments reportedly aimed at giving the political executive more power over the judiciary have emerged as the latest flashpoint between the government and the opposition in Pakistan.

After an intense weekend of political activity in the capital, Islamabad, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government failed to convince the opposition to back its “Constitutional Package”, as the set of amendments is being called by the Pakistani leaders and media.

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