Pakistan passes amendment empowering parliament to pick top judge
The Supreme Court’s chief justice will now be selected by a parliamentary committee and have a fixed term of three years.
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A million children in Pakistan miss polio vaccine shots as cases spike
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Judicial Overhaul Squeaks Through After High Political Drama in Pakistan
After weeks of intense political maneuvering, Pakistan’s Parliament has passed a set of constitutional amendments that will overhaul the process for appointing the country’s chief justice. Critics called it an effort to rein in the Supreme Court as it has emerged as a political force in its own right and challenged Pakistan’s powerful military establishment.
Gunmen kill seven people working on key tunnel project in India’s Kashmir
It is the second attack on non-local workers in the disputed region since a local government was sworn in last week.
Militants kill 7, including 6 migrant workers, in India's Kashmir
SRINAGAR — At least six migrant workers and a doctor were shot dead in India's Kashmir region on Sunday (Oct 20) night when militants opened fire near a tunnel construction site, officials said, days after a new government was formed in the territory.
Polio is rising in Pakistan ahead of a new vaccination campaign
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Polio cases are rising ahead of a new vaccination campaign in Pakistan, where violence targeting health workers and the police protecting them has hampered years of efforts toward making the country polio-free.
Gunmen kill 7 people working on a strategic tunnel project in Indian-controlled Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Gunmen fatally shot at least seven people working on a strategic tunnel project in Indian-controlled Kashmir and injured at least five others, officials said on Monday.