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Imran Khan

Silencing Dissent

The imprisonment of a former Prime Minister would ordinarily dominate political debate in a democracy.

Shadow of Treason

By acceding to the advice of the prime minister who torpedoed the motion of no confidence, the President too violated the Constitution in view of the explicit constitutional provision. The unanimous judgement of the five-member bench of the Pakistan Supreme Court to revive the NA and the motion of no confidence, shows once again and beyond doubt how robust and independent the apex judiciary is in an otherwise facile democracy, a failed State, and the home of ubiquitous non-state actors