Pakistani lawmakers grant military chief lifelong immunity

The World

Pakistan’s parliament cemented the power of its military chief today by passing a constitutional amendment limiting the independence of the country’s highest court. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler discusses the implications with Ayesha Siddiqa, an expert on Pakistan’s military at King’s College in London and the author of “Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan’s Military Economy.”

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