Around the time I wrote “A New Spymaster and an Exposed Justice,” wherein I revealed the identity of the next ISI chief and plans to expose the Chief Justice’s alleged collusion with Nawaz Sharif, I also learned about a general understanding that had come about within the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Following the Musharraf government’s re-deportation of Nawaz Sharif, sources informed me that the Supreme Court was no longer willing to confront Musharraf and that its justices had accepted that Musharraf had a specific game plan laid out for his transition to a civilian presidency and civil-military power-sharing agreement.

That understanding came to light today with the Supreme Court ruling that Musharraf was an eligible candidate for presidential elections, despite being in uniform. Whether that consensus is a result of the government’s threats to out Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry’s links to Nawaz Sharif remains unclear.