Nine months since reinstatement the Pakistani Supreme Court has executed several plans that have both fueled public outcry for change and made the federal government uneasy. The following is a good article on the subject in DAWN:
"Statements by lawyers, observations by judges and ceaseless TV talk-shows appear to have given rise to a general expectation that the Supreme Court’s ruling on the National Reconciliation Ordinance is going to transform the country’s constitutional and political landscape.
That is unlikely for the simple reason that the court can only interpret the constitution and not amend it, much less enact a new one.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
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