WITH reference to the results of the US presidential elections and elections to Congress: one cheer for democracy, two cheers or, rather two jeers for racism, sexism, bigotry and falsehoods.
ThoughPakistanivotershave a tendency to often re-elect corrupt leaders, they have demonstrated far greater maturity and universality of vision and values than the majority of US voters this year. More than ever, I am truly proud to be a Pakistani.
One hopes this bizarre win helps transform Donald Trump from what he was, and still is, to what he should be as the leader of a major state with due and undue influence on other states.
May this planet and its people survive the threat to cancel climate change agreements and may we all be protected from the adverse fall-out of ignorance, intemperance and bias.
