Emmie
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In Watergate scandal, Nixon had to go for charges like lying to the nation, obstruction of justice, contempt of Congress etc etc. Monica Lewinsky case almost got Clinton impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice. Lying to Americans is wrong whereas lying to Pakistanis is okay, gist of the whole article.
Entire article is factually incorrect, for instance following excerpt. It's Barkha Dutt so I can understand.
NS was never disqualified on the basis JIT's findings, everything disputable that surfaced in probe was sent to trial court.
I am sure WP has way better witters/opinion makers than Barkha Dutt.
Entire article is factually incorrect, for instance following excerpt. It's Barkha Dutt so I can understand.
In fact, this verdict is the exact opposite. It weakens the country’s tenuous democracy and allows its all-powerful army to grab power without having to formally seize it. Pakistan’s Supreme Court did not even permit Sharif the benefit of a legal trial, accepting instead the findings of an investigative panel, on which two of the six members were from the same military establishment that wanted his exit. “This is a judicial coup,”
NS was never disqualified on the basis JIT's findings, everything disputable that surfaced in probe was sent to trial court.
I am sure WP has way better witters/opinion makers than Barkha Dutt.