A lawyer says Pakistan's prime minister has written to U.S. President Joe Biden to request the release of a Pakistani woman who is serving an 86-year prison sentence in the U.S. for terrorism charges.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif asked Biden to grant clemency for Aafia Siddiqui, who is imprisoned on terrorism charges.

Pakistan has sought presidential pardon for incar­cerated Pakistani Dr Aafia Siddiqui. Shahbaz informed Biden that the woman had already served 16 years in prison. He wrote that the matter deserved “to be viewed with compassion.

Pakistan's government on Monday narrowly passed a package of constitutional amendments it said would stop the country's courts from issuing rulings that "interfere in parliament". "The goal of the amendments is to block the judicial verdicts that interfere in parliament,

The Senate on Sunday passed the controversial 26th Constitution Amendment Bill, capping Pakistan's Chief Justice tenure for three years, amid opposition from jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party.

Pakistan's government has cleared a contentious judicial reform proposal ahead of Chief Justice Isa's retirement. With opposition resistance and crucial parliamentary votes looming, the bill seeks to reshape judiciary appointments.