Election postponement.

The sudden, but much anticipated, decision by the Election Commission of Pakistan to postpone the election to Punjab Assembly has put the ball in the Supreme Court's dock. This move is unconstitutional, per se, and as per a recent ruling of the apex court stands in contempt. This fixation will have its consequences on the political mosaic in days to come, and it is highly likely that the top court will strike down the electoral watchdog's decision to postpone election as 'constitutional overreach', opening a Pandora's box of what next as powers-that-be sit literally fingers-crossed.

This unnerving...