After weeks of delays, former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf finally arrived in court on February 18 to face treason charges related to his imposition of emergency rule in 2007, when he was the president of the country. The case is being closely watched for many reasons, including its impact on the relationship between Pakistan's three powerful institutions — the military, the judiciary and the civilian government.

Musharraf's trial is one of the many important political cases in the country's history. There have been many landmark cases through the decades in which court decisions have gone on to change the course of Pakistan’s history. These include the hanging of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in a murder case; Maulvi Tameezuddin case; and more recently the Swiss letter case which led to the removal of Yousaf Raza Gilani from the office of the prime minister as well as the Asghar Khan case in which the Supreme Court found that intelligence agencies were involved in election rigging in 1990s.

For Herald’s upcoming issue, a number of writers, commentators and intellectuals are being asked:

What has been the most landmark court case in Pakistan?

Dawn.com invites its readers to answer the question above. Selected comments will be published in the upcoming issue of the Herald.