Pakistan's judiciary, as free as it may seem, has perennially been a pushover, and is somewhat forced to side with the govt, specially if its a PMLN govt. In this case, the SC is trying hard to find loopholes for Sharifs....because no matter what they say, this case is open and shut, and the SC should essentially have, as they say in urdu, 'qatari khat sharif kay moon pay marnay chahiye thay', but they didnt. In any case, it will be a test of the courts as well.