Why two judges of Pakistan’s Supreme Court have resigned in protest

Published on : 14 Nov 2025, 5:33 am 3 min read

Two senior judges of Pakistan’s Supreme Court resigned from their posts on Thursday, after issuing unprecedented public warnings that the country’s new constitutional arrangement has hollowed out judicial independence and dismantled the Court’s constitutional role.

At the heart of these resignations is the 27th Constitutional Amendment, which introduces a Federal Constitution Court, a court superior to Pakistan's Supreme Court.

The FCC is to have original jurisdiction in Constitutional disputes involving the government and the enforcement of fundamental rights. All pending petitions or appeals in Pakistan's Supreme Court or its constitutional Benches that concern such matters are to be transferred to the FCC.

The 27th Amendment als