COMMENT: Against judicial pessimism
(WorldNews Pakistan)

`We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars” — Oscar Wilde THE illegal and mala fide presidential reference against Justice Faez Isa has been quashed by the Supreme Court (SC). Surely, we should celebrate this victory. No, we are told, because this is actually an illusionary or pyrrhic victory as the persecution of Justice Faez Isa still continues through the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), no action has been taken against the president and prime minister for this illegal and mala fide reference and the Assets Recovery Unit has not been held accountable for its illegal actions. This kind of thinking is very dangerous because it engages in legal illusions and turns a...