The political history of Pakistan is characterised by incomplete constitution-making, a process which has placed the burden of constitutional interpretation on state instruments ranging from the bureaucracy to the military to the judiciary. In a penetrati

Table of Contents:
• Introduction 1. Structuring the state 2. Constituting the state (l947-1958) 3. Confining courts and constitutions (l958-1969) 4. Seeking justice (l969-1972) 5. Testing courts and constitutionalism (l972-1977) 6. Silencing courts, muting justice (l