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" PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION AS A MEANS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE   Observations of   Mr. Justice Dr. Nasim Hasan Shah President, Saarclaw, Pakistan   [5th February, 1993]   Pakistan like several other countries of the SAARC Region is a developing country. As the problems confronting it are similar to the problems and difficulties being faced by other countries of the region I will in this presentation like to tell you as to how law has been utilised by the Superior Judiciary of Pakistan as an instrument of change for correcting injustices and restoring equilibrium in the Society. The changing and ever demanding needs of our society undoubtedly require a new dispensation of justice urgently. Lord Denning once wrote:‑‑   "Law does not stand still. It moves continually. Once this is recongnised, then the task of the Judge is put on a higher plane. He must consciously seek to mould the law so as to serve the needs of the time."   In Pakistan we are making such an attempt. After the return of civilian rule in our country in 1985, the judiciary has responded to the demands of the society and played a positive role for alleviating the sufferings of the masses. is is through the technique of public Interest Litigation. Public Interest al Igation, in a sense, is an effort to eradicate social evils through the agency of "Law". And this technique has been employed quite consistently with the provisions of the Constitution.   We all know that law‑making is an inherent and inevitable part of the Judicial process. Even where only interpretation of statutes is concerned, there is considerable scope for the Judge to develop and mould the law. The Judge infuses life and blood into the dry bones…