Dr. Farooq Hasan has a new editorial essay in The Nation.

This government’s abrupt and seemingly ruthless behaviour towards the Chief Justice of Pakistan has triggered such a velocity of political agitation against the military rule as never seen in the past in Pakistan. Indeed nowhere in recent history has a third world country seen such massive uprising by essentially educated middle classes against the those in authority as witnessed in this country.

As far as the evolving story of the attempted ouster of the Chief Justice of Pakistan is concerned, it continues to grip the minds and thoughts of most in Pakistan. Abroad as well there is an enormity of interest in this entire developing story since epitomises the inherent struggle between representative values and anti-democratic thinking which is usually backed by the country’s armed forces.

Since my last major writing on this topic, the Supreme Court admitted for hearing my petition moved on behalf of several human rights’ activists and an NGO dedicated to safeguarding the judiciary. In the hearings thus far two important legal consequences have emerged.

Read the whole editorial here.

Dr. Farooq Hassan, D.Phil.;
BA (Juris),MA,M. LiTT (OXON);
DCL (Columbia),DIA(Harvard);
Sen.Adv.Sup.Ct. (Pakistan),
Barrister at Law (UK),Attorney at Law(US).

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