The study explores the reasons behind the paradigm shifts in Pakistani jurisprudence where the judiciary shifts its practices between activism and passivism. The Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a state functions in a way where the system works on the basis of power-sharing between the executive, legislative and judicial branches, however, the judiciary usually steals the limelight with every changing politico-historical phase. Judicial activism and passivity are very much rooted in the socio-historical realities of the country. Judicial activism, which is the practice of judicial power to enunciate and impose counter-ideologies, which once applicable pledges meaningful recodifications of power dealings inside the institutions of the governance, depicts the political part performed by the judiciary. As a significant organ of the state, it plays a vital role in the constitutional machinery of the state by interpreting the laws as well as monitoring the executive and legislature. This activism and passivism have both positive and negative impacts on the state of affairs in Pakistan.