LAHORE, Jan. 26 -- Lawyers and legal experts scrutinized the recently passed 27th Amendment to the Constitution in a session titled The State of Constitution: the 27th Amendment on the final day of Afkar-e-Taza ThinkFest. The panel discussed its objectives, implications, and potential impact on judicial independence and parliamentary supremacy.

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Lawyer Asad Rahim Khan said the 27th Amendment should be seen in context with the 26th Amendment, which he said had already altered the judicial appointment process. He explained that the new amendment assigns constitutional cases-including basic rights, voting, and freedom of movement-to a federal constitutional c...