Chief Justice of Pakistan is in the limelight these days because of his stormy actions and decisions. He wants to remind federal and provincial governments their duties of public service. His predecessor Iftikhar Chaudhry had done the same but could not make any difference. The only thing he earned was the reputation of a controversial …

Pakistan has been witnessing judiciary’s activism against politicians since its inception. Pakistani politicians are perceived as ‘Rogue elephants’ and are always in the line of fire under generals, judges and the media. The history of politicians’ victimisation by judiciary and generals, especially during military dictatorships in Pakistan, goes a long way back. Victimisation was at …

What is wrong with Pakistani democracy? If anything, the right of political opposition and pressure groups to protest and make demands of the government tick the right boxes in favour of democracy. In recent events, such mass protests have borne results. Demands were met, albeit after intervention by army and we saw the government letting …