Top courts' jurisdictional row heats up - with little restraint

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facebook --> twitter --> whatsup --> linkded --> email MORE (3) Messenger Whatsapp --> The Federal Constitutional Court building. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The dispute between the country's two apex courts over jurisdiction has intensified further, with the Supreme Court on Wednesday cautiously questioning the Federal Constitutional Court's (FCC) order seeking the records of cases involving PTI founder Imran Khan and fixing them for hearing before it.
"The order passed by the Federal Constitutional Court gives rise to questions of considerable constitutional and legal significance, including questions concerning the interpretation and application of the Constitution, the relevant provisions of law and, where necessary, the applicable principles of Islamic law," read a three-page order.
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