SC sees loopholes in Article 175-A


ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday observed that there were many loopholes in the Article 175-A of the 18th Amendment, which might cause a constitutional crisis with regard to the judges’ appointments under the new mechanism.
A 17-member larger bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry…

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