Editing Habeas corpus (section)

===Pakistan===
Issuance of a writ is an exercise of an extraordinary jurisdiction of the superior courts in Pakistan. A writ of ''habeas corpus'' may be issued by any High Court of a province in Pakistan. Article&nbsp;199 of the [[Constitution of Pakistan|1973&nbsp;Constitution]] of the Islamic Republic of [[Pakistan]], specifically provides for the issuance of a writ of ''habeas corpus'', empowering the courts to exercise this prerogative. Subject to the Article&nbsp;199 of the Constitution, "A High Court may, if it is satisfied that no other adequate remedy is provided by law, on the application of any person, make an order that a person in custody within the territorial jurisdiction of the Court be brought before it so that the Court may satisfy itself that he is not being held in custody without a lawful authority or in an unlawful manner". The hallmark of extraordinary constitutional jurisdiction is to keep various functionaries of State within the ambit of their authority. Once a High Court has assumed jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter before it, [[justiciability]] of the issue raised before it is beyond question. The Supreme Court of Pakistan has stated that the use of words "in an unlawful manner" implies that the court may examine whether it was a colorable exercise of the power of authority, if a statute has allowed such detention. The court can then examine whether this was action was taken in [[bad faith]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/law/help/habeas-corpus/pakistan.php |title=Habeas Corpus Rights: Pakistan |work=loc.gov |date=March 2009}}</ref>