For a man under pressure he looks remarkably calm. Striding towards the court is the country's interior minister, Rehman Malik.
He is a colourful character, matching his handkerchief and tie just so ( today's colour appeared to be silver), and is the man who job it is to protect Pakistan from the wave of attacks it has seen in recent months.
On this particular Thursday, though, it's Malik's turn to defend himself. He is accused of dismissing the director of the FIA, the country's FBI, illegally. The director was investigating alleged in corruption in case involving Pakistan Steel Mills.
He denies the charges. Normally a political case like this would get the media's attention.
Today, though, it's seen as something other than a political scandal. It's being framed as another battle in the fight between the judiciary and the government.
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