Munir had hit upon the identity crisis at the heart of Pakistan: how to forge a nation state, respectful of all citizens, on Islamic foundations? In his final report, the judge urged Pakistan’s leaders to engage urgently with this conundrum because, he said, the issues raised were so fundamental that they could ‘make or mar the new state of Pakistan’. The report was a masterful piece of work – clearly written, lucidly argued, even lyrical in places. It could never be written
