The Verdict

Politics is still dominated by elitist interests; political parties operate around individuals and dynasties

Leaders who practice such politics take no accountability for their actions. It's either the opposition or their team

The Taliban did not fight a 20-year insurgency against the US and NATO to become Pakistan’s puppets.

The only way out of this highly unstable, extremely volatile arrangement is through free and fair elections

They have not directly been exposed to PTI’s rule, so therefore they are not in a position to fairly judge it.

In politics, just like in cricket, wins and defeats are temporary. But PM is instead bent on delaying the inevitable.

Pakistan is changing, with a justifiable change in friends. The Russia visit shows a clear shift in Pakistan’s stance

To simply conclude from Jinnah’s letter to Ismail that a Pakistan within India was his real plan, is erroneous

What crisis forced such measures in the middle of the fiscal year when inflation was already skyrocketing?

Lawyers will rely on Jaffer’s recent conduct to persuade the court to get his mental soundness evaluated by experts