Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- The Judiciary in Pakistan is becoming increasingly interventionist. It is now impacting on both the elected political authority and the military brass. The paper examines its implications for Pakistan's democracy and governance. For instance, what is shaking the roots of the Pakistani ethos today does not emanate from actions of its violent extremists, nor from the tumultuous politics of its polity, or from the possibility of an overt or covert military coup that has been a regular feature of the nation's historical evolution, but from the mildly expressed but firmly held views of a judge committed to the values of the rule of law. He is Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, an English trained legal professional, who has in th...