Damoclean sword.

Byline: Dr M. Hosein - Karachi

ATTRIBUTED to Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr: 'This is a court of Law, young man, not a court of Justice.' The much awaited SC judgment fortunately has vindicated Justice Faez Isa. But, in the interests of both law and justice being seen to be served, the FBR was ordered to verify those assets on which the case was built. Whether the Establishment can live and let live or will continue to seek its pound of flesh by on a technically time barred issue remains to be seen. So the Damoclean sword continues to hang.

One major problem for Pakistan is that massive corruption continues unabated and prevents us from progressing. Rarely, if ever, has anyone of consequence been held accountable.

Following this example of both law and justice being shown to be done, can we hope, in the same spirit of unfettered...