Pakistan Passes Constitutional Reforms

(09 Apr 10 - RV) Pakistan's National Assembly has unanimously passed a set of constitutional reforms, curbing the powers of embattled President Asif Ali Zardari and transferring them to the prime minister and parliament. The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Justice and Peace, Peter Jacob told us that the reforms are step forward for democracy in Pakistan, though they could have gone farther in addressing human rights in the country...