While the voting pattern of Pakistani-Americans remains largely unstudied, one can discover a complex array of political beliefs held amongst this group.
"Right now its Muslims they are after, but in World War II it was Japanese they were after, in the 19th Century it was Chinese and before that it was Native Americans.”
The Supreme Court’s restraint in dealing with PM Ashraf displays a potential for the judiciary acting in collaboration with elected officials, rather than against them.
The absence of divergence in opinion is striking, given the legally complex and controversial issues confronted by Pakistan’s judiciary in its recent history.
Pakistan should reconsider its judicial appointment system in favor of a process that includes the wisdom of the Court and the transparency of the Parliament.
In Pakistan when a minority is converted to Islam, they could likely develop Stockholm Syndrome and embrace their new faith as an instinct to survive in a brutal society.