Pakistan: Judges Quit, Opposition Protests As Asim Munir Becomes CDF

Two judges of Pakistan’s Supreme Court have resigned in protest against Army Chief Gen Asim Munir’s promotion as Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) through the 27th Amendment. Describing it as a “grave assault” on the constitution, Justices Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah wrote separate letters to the chief justice.

“I need not reproduce the detailed contents of that letter, but suffice it to say that, against a canvas of selective silence and inaction, those fears have now come to be,” Minallah wrote. “The Constitution that I swore an oath to uphold and defend is no more,” he added.

“Continuing in such a version of the Supreme Court of Pakistan would only suggest that I bartered my oath for titles, salaries, or privileges,” read Justice Mansoor’s resignation letter, The Tribune daily r