If the joke wasn’t on us, a democracy, we’d call the denial of bail to comedian Munawar Faruqui, charged with what he didn’t do, Orwellian, laugh, and move on. Primary function of the courts is to preserve our lawful rights and liberty. Their increasing failure to do so is alarming.
Pakistan holding terrorists like Omar Sheikh as valued asset is a display of shamelessness
Omar Sheikh’s acquittal by Pakistani Supreme Court on charge of killing reporter Daniel Pearl vindicates nobody. Holding global terrorists like Sheikh and Masood Azhar, who the world saw being released in exchange for a hijacked airliner with passengers, as valued assets is a display of extraordinary shamelessness by Pakistani establishment.
Delhi Police claim that it allowed tractor rally in good faith another blot on its recent record
Delhi Police claim that it suspected the intentions of farmers but allowed tractor rally in good faith smacks of sloppiness. Law enforcement, especially in the national capital on Republic Day, cannot be based on trust when intelligence hints at danger. This is one more blot on the force’s recent record.