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It is the current government and the establishment that is responsible for the deaths, not IK. He did the right thing by marching to Islamabad, and it was the right decision to call off the dharna to avoid further injury, death, and property damage.

You should go through this thread. https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/naya-pakistan-promises-final-year-report-dawn.740897/ It should make it quite clear that he did much more than say the right things.

Its not that easy anymore. Not because people can't be manipulated - that's actually easier now because of social media. But because the right sound bites are not enough anymore. The country is in such a precarious state, that only real, concrete reforms will appeal to the majority of the...

How could anyone believe that this guy is a good administrator. Absolutely rubbish. If your big brother is the Prime Minister, and you rely on coercion, threats and bribery to get things done; if you have zero charisma; if you have no sense of priority, spending all your development funds on one...

You're right, at the federal level, PDM did not use the votes of PTI dissenters. But I believe they used two of PML-Q's votes. I am not sure about the law, but they certainly have lost moral authority to form government. I don't think they care about morals though.

That was during the Cold War. Things were different then. After the Soviet collapse, the maps were redrawn, with Russia losing influence in Eastern Europe. NATO was created to counter the Soviet bloc. After its collapse, the expansion of NATO is nothing but provocative and aggressive.

I wouldn't say Russia was enticed, rather they were put in a position where they had no choice. The Americans threatened to bring NATO to their doorstep. Russia could sit back and let NATO expand into the unofficial neutral zone, or it could preempt that expansion by invading Ukraine. The...

The IMF is a loan shark. People who go to loan sharks are stupid, short-sighted, and selfish. That does not take away from the fact that loan sharks are exploitative and evil.

For a brief moment, IK gave me hope. I thought Pakistan was finally on its way to becoming what it was supposed to be. Alas, the rot is too deep. And yet, I'm still hopeful....

Imran Khan is a sportsman at heart. His analogies, analyses, and explanations are based on sports (specifically cricket). And one thing that a sportsman does is play by the rules. He may have serious problems with the rules and the refereeing (which he did in his playing days), but his response...

I think you missed my point. I'm saying that the Americans do not want Pakistan to collapse because it will allow us to start from scratch, and essentially get stronger independently over time. It will be a rough first few years. But eventually we will get through it, without the shackles of...

Unfortunately that's not going to happen. Pakistan is meant to be always on the brink, teetering on the edge of total meltdown. But it is kept afloat precisely because a chance to rebuild from scratch is exactly what will make it stronger. Europe, Japan, and even China got that opportunity...

He knows the answer. Most supporters of IK are saying it openly. But he wants IK to say it. He's baiting him. That will give him pretext for whatever it is he wants to do with IK.

People are knocking SMQ, and I also have my doubts. But this is the same guy who quit being the FM on principle because the establishment struck a deal to return Raymond Davis. That takes guts. He was also very vocal when the Saudis were cozying up with the Indians after Pulwama, and threatened...

They couldn't have done it when the courts and the establishment were protecting them.

Good work. India's forest cover is just about 21%, which is relatively low. So such efforts are definitely commendable. Pakistan's forest cover is only 5%. So afforestation efforts are vital to the country's future. While individual efforts are necessary, without work at a mass scale by the...

Compensation for regime change?

Completely understandable, and it would be the same if the roles were reversed and Pakistanis were threatened in China. Unfortunately, I don't think the Pakistani government can guarantee the safety of all Chinese civilians. I think Chinese nationals should only come to Pakistan for very...

The reason these people are so shameless, and feel they can do anything with impunity is because they know they have the protection of the judiciary, and the establishment. For the longest time I was convinced that the establishment acted in the best interest of the country. But after the...

I agree, we shouldn't want to shut them down. We should try to reform them. By the way, do you believe a PMLN government would have done better? Would they have accomplished more, given the same kinds of geo-economic and geo-political challenges?