Hamid Khan’s "Constitutional and Political History of Pakistan" provides a comprehensive analysis of the nation's legal and political evolution, highlighting the tension between parliamentary democracy and military rule. The work details the evolution of Pakistan's constitutions, the role of judicial "doctrine of necessity" in coups, and the challenges of federalism from 1947 to the present. For more details, visit Oxford University Press
The story, as Hamid Khan tells it, does not have a neat ending. The post-2008 era saw the 18th Amendment, a heroic legislative effort to strip the Presidency of its dictatorial powers and restore the 1973 Constitution to its original federal spirit. Yet, the ghosts of the past linger. The tussle between the Parliament, the Judiciary, and the Establishment continues. The post-2008 era saw the 18th Amendment, a