A tale of two IGs By S. A. Querishi

The first session of Pakistan’s National Assembly appears to have taken place in a bizarre legal vacuum. No one even knew which constitution they were taking an oath of allegiance to. If the members felt perplexed, here is a tale of two former inspectors-general, both pilloried endlessly but who were at least following the law. On Friday, March 9 around a year ago, the inspector-general of the Islamabad police would have probably heard the news that the President of Pakistan had called in the Chief Justice of Pakistan and confronted him with some illegal fuel bills, some garbled medical claims and a letter by one Naeem Bukhari.