SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE HYBRID JUDICIARY

The Supreme Court’s Senior Puisne Judge, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, and Islamabad High Court’s Justice Babar Sattar have been writing letters to the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Yahya Afridi. Justice Shah and Justice Sattar have often complained that the CJP has avoided addressing institutional concerns raised by them.

Then there’s the Supreme Court’s Justice Athar Minallah, who has been delivering lectures on ‘judicial independence’ and how the current ‘hybrid regime’ in Pakistan is detrimental to democracy.