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Pakistan’s ruling elite insists on being proven guilty in the court. But they depute government servants to service their sons and daughters in total contravention of rules. They do so because they know even the Supreme Court and NAB could take years to settle the issue.

Unless more pressure is applied to embrace full transparency in adopting a public central register of companies, including tax havens, the corruption and tax dodging exposed by the Panama Leaks, representing only 2% of the offshore companies registered in Panama, will continue undisturbed.

Theoretical initiatives overwhelmed mostly the practical aspects of combatting corruption. But the “Panama Papers” has drastically changed the anti-corruption landscape, says one analyst.

The Panama Papers revealed how financial system opacity enables crime, corruption, and terrorism. The United States has an opportunity to lead in the global effort against corruption—after getting its own house in order.

Facing revelations of money-laundering that have not as yet been credibly explained, Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is “prima facie” guilty until proven innocent. He must do the right thing while he can, tomorrow might be too late.

For the first time, a European country has used military force to carry out the premeditated killing of a specific individual outside the context of regular hostilities. Apart from the issue of whether targeted strikes are an effective or wise policy against terrorism, the UK’s latest move raises huge legal questions.

One Bangladeshi analyst believes that political upheaval and government’s authoritarian actions in Maldives have caused rise of Islamic conservatism,  a politically influenced judiciary, militarization of the police, close collaboration with China, and increasing harassment of migrant workers.

The decisive Conservative victory in the UK may deal a blow to the "special relationship" with the United States on issues of global defense and security.

Imran Khan may be on the dot giving examples of British democracy pertaining to governance at the grassroots level, however the fallout on the Scottish Referendum has shown that British parliamentary democracy is not only quite imperfect, it can be  selectively unjust. The Scots may have lost their battle for independence, even if some of the pledges go through for further devolution they would have won the war.

Whether Yes or No, the Scottish referendum could see British parties exploiting nationalist feelings in rest of UK.