Talking about judicial norms and the practices of current judiciary of Pakistan are two different things in my opinion. First of all, it is more important to define the clear role of our judiciary in the light of Pakistan's constitution. In general understanding, a judiciary is supposed to interpret the laws in the light of its constitution. It is no where written in the constitution of Pakistan that the judiciary will play the role of an executive or a prosecutor. Assuming, honoring or validating the current trend of judicial dictatorship is nothing but supporting and promoting the culture of judicial might in my opinion. When it comes to the reasons why I think our current judiciary does not fit in the category of a normal judiciary, it has many. For instance, 1. it is not a legitimate judiciary, because its chief justice and some of his buddy justices are PCO judges. 2. it is predecided on certain cases, especially the ones which are made against the government officials to serve the needs and wants of right wing political parties who managed to reinstate CJ and his team through mob politics. 3. Chief justice Iftekhar Malik did not set a good example for others, when it came to charges against him, he should fought the charges in a court of law to prove his innocence, instead of seeking rescue through his buddy justices to dismiss the charges against him. 4. In my opinion this judiciary is under full control and command of Chief Justice Iftekhar Malik, it works together and makes its own rules to benefit itself, its supporters and to hurt its opponents. 5. Chief justice should not have lead the dangerous political rally under the banners of political parties, and under no circumstances should have driven 25 hours at the speed of less than 5 miles per hour to reach to a bar association which could have been reached in less than an hour through helicopter or a plane. It drove nation into lawlessness, chaos and took dozens of innocent lives in Karachi. If some say, it was not safe for him to use a plane or helicopter then why he used plane when he had to fly to Karachi for the same purpose? 6. It is highly partial in my opinion. 7. Last but not least, the SC has not only been ruling the government but also has taken full control of other institutions like ECP and NAB in my opinion. It is unfortunate that ECP is taking dictation from SC to serve the political needs of its right wing supporters in coming elections. zafarsyed40@yahoo.com