Pakistan, March 23 -- Politics in Pakistan might be heading towards yet another battle royal as its newly-minted president, Asif Ali Zardari's decision to seek refuge in presidential immunity to protect himself from legal proceedings in two corruption cases brought against him by the National Accountability Bureau douse the raging controversies in kerosene.

If law is to be believed, Mr Zardari has done nothing wrong. He is well within his rights as the ceremonial figurehead of the state to use this legal shield. Furthermore, because he has never attempted to run away from court appearances, this move might have been green-lit as a reasonable strategy to start the innings with a clean slate.

Instead of being hounded by summons and media ...