As if the conflicts between Pakistan’s various institutions weren’t already damaging enough, it now appears that divisions are surfacing within the institutions themselves. In a recent development, the Chief Justice of Pakistan publicly rebuked Justice Muneeb Akhtar for skipping the hearing of review petitions against the Supreme Court’s verdict on Article 63A. It is presumed that Justice Akhtar’s absence was linked to his removal from the Bench Formation Committee by the Chief........

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