Process becomes punishment

Haber özeti

A STATE does not demonstrate its strength by the number of its critics it can imprison. Its strength is measured by its willingness to tolerate dissent, submit executive power to law and allow courts to protect even those whom the state considers troublesome. Pakistan today faces a troubling test on all three counts. The cases of Baloch activist Dr Mahrang Baloch and lawyers Imaan Mazari Hazir and Hadi Ali…