The opposition alliance announced a nationwide political movement from Friday against the 27th Constitutional Amendment, vowing to restore the powers of the judiciary and the office of the chief justice that they claim have been curtailed by the amendment.

Speaking to media after the National Assembly passed the amendment, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said the new legislation has defanged the judiciary and undermined the independence of the Supreme Court.

“The office of the chief justice has been abolished — we will restore it,” Barrister Gohar declared. “We will restore the dignity and powers of the judiciary,” he added, arguing that while judicial reforms may be necessary, the government’s current approach toward the judges was “unacceptable.”

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