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Looking at the verdict

It has sunk in by now that Donald John Trump, the Republican nominee, has convincingly won the presidential election against Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Democrat. This marks the end of…

Democracy’s Verdict

Democracy’s verdict

Donald Trump has taken the world by surprise and proved all predictions wrong. Most of us believed he was his own worst enemy and Hillary would beat him even if…

People Versus Corruption

People versus corruption

Everything is going smoothly in the country. There’s a Test match to entertain, which makes all else surplus for a lot of people here. A foreign guest has been gracing…

The Karadzic Verdict

The Karadzic verdict

On March 24, the international tribunal in The Hague delivered the Radovan Karadzic verdict – more than 20 years after he was indicted and eight years after he was finally…

The PTI’s Newest Mantra

The PTI’s newest mantra

The PTI now plans to go to international forums to amend what it describes as a “stolen electoral verdict”. One thought the rigging controversy would be over after the NA-122…

The Supreme Court Verdict

The Supreme Court verdict

It is impossible to overstate the political and constitutional magnitude of the Supreme Court judgement passed on Wednesday. Unfortunately, the 10 separate judicial opinions spread over 902 pages have left…

In Defence Of Qadri Verdict

In defence of Qadri verdict

While upholding the death penalty awarded to Mumtaz Qadri, the Islamabad High Court reaffirmed that “it is established beyond any reasonable doubt that the murder of the deceased [governor Salmaan…

The Greek Verdict

The Greek verdict

In the wake of the Greek voters’ fairly unequivocal verdict in Sunday’s referendum, the decent way for Brussels to respond would be to cut Athens some slack and conclude a…

The Senate Verdict

The Senate verdict

A vigilant media was the major reason behind a push to stop large-scale buying and selling of votes in the elections to the Senate. Though money did change hands, and…

Kashmir’s Verdict

Kashmir’s verdict

It would be superficial to consider the results of the elections to the Jammu & Kashmir assembly, declared on Dec 23 as simply an electoral result reflecting the politics of…