Our national soap opera
Politics tamfitronics An undated picture of the Parliament House building in Islamabad. — Senate website/FilePakistani politics is full of twists and turns like a smash-hit soap opera. The curtain falls on one thrilling episode and the next starts, promising to keep the audience on the edge of their seats. The envisaged constitutional amendment to, inter alia, raise the retirement age of the apex court judges is the latest episode of our national soap opera.Being the fundamental law of the land, the Constitution defines how a country is to be governed. It also defines the relationship between the three organs of the government — the executive, the legislature and the judiciary — between the central and provincial governments; and between the governors and the governed. That’s why all over the world, with the possible exception of...
