As the country faces mass discord and violence in the aftermath of Khan’s arrest, we need to understand that Imran Khan is not the victim here. Pakistani democracy is. This crisis is of the former Prime Minister’s own making. Those who butcher democracy with their own very hands cannot be regarded as revolutionaries wielding flags of change. The very profiteers of authoritarianism cannot be deemed the champions of democracy.

On January 7th, it was after a tedious four days of voting and fifteen ballots that Representative Kevin McCarthy, the leader of the House Republicans, secured enough votes to win the speakership of the House of Representatives. Many in Washington and elsewhere watched in utter disbelief as the drama in the House unfolded.

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