An eight-judge Constitutional Bench (CB) of the Supreme Court (SC) took up on Tuesday a cluster of pleas challenging the 26th Constitutional Amendment - legislation that rewired judicial authority, curtailed tenure norms, and sparked fierce debate over the independence of judiciary.

The bench indicated it would first address the petitions calling for the formation of a full court, before turning to requests seeking live streaming of the proceedings.

Tehreek-i-Tahaffuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan Chairperson Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar was represented by counsel Shahid Jameel, who filed an appeal for the constitution of a full court. Mr Jameel told the court: “Objections were raised on our petition regarding the formation of a full court.”

Following deliberation, the bench ordered that the petition be fo

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