Time ripe for conspiracy

If the 'establishment' was plotting to bring down this government, now or the next three months would be the opportune time.

Massive power cuts. Factories that find it hard to finish one out of their three potential shifts. High petroleum prices. Elimination of subsidies as condition for acquiring loans. The list is rather continuous.

Because after that, many of the 'worst' things this government inherited would be overcome. Power crisis may be controlled by then. The local bodies elections with the President at the top of the pile could be conducted (perhaps alienating and possibly eroding PML-N's base). The Benazir murder probe may conclude some findings - likely to be un-liked by many. The economy may begin to take a turn for the better. The Swat crisis may have been successfully managed. In short, the 'window of opportunity' that Pakistan's manipulative and underhanded establishment so gleefully seeks would be lost.

And most of all, if the great Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary sets a precedent as he is clearly indicating he will do, the establishment knows their days will be numbered. Politicians come and go - but the 'establishment' may not get any more chances. Now is when the progeny of colonial rule would likely strike.