Senate elections.

Byline: Malik Tariq Ali-Lahore

The decision of the Supreme Court in favor of constitutional supremacy in the conduct of Senate elections is a welcome relief for Rule of Law. Nations thrive through Writ of Laws and the Will of People, otherwise they may exist geographically like Somalia, but their citizens become insecure within the country, exposed to lawlessness of rogue armed militias.

Pakistan was never destined to become a sanctuary for extremists and terrorists, a legacy of Zia junta, nor suffered the ethnic and sectarian divide endured after Musharraf. While Musharraf was a paid employee, technically subordinate to Secretary Defense, he was declared eligible to contest elections twice as President. Use of violence must be the sole monopoly of the state, exercised through disciplined uniformed services, working within their defined constitutional role and oversight by a legitimate elected government, which derives its powers through constitution. State sovereignty once compromised, exposes the country to chaos and insecurity.

If only Quaid's...