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Come next general elections, Pakistan is headed towards another era of confusion.

The corrupt opposition got the better of an honest Imran Khan.

The USA has a long history of interventions and regime changes. Perhaps this is the secret of its success as a superpower.

Instead of chronicling events, efforts must be focused on knowing the underlying factors as well as recognising principal perpetrators who led to many foreign interventions in Pakistan.

Pakistan is paying the price for trying to be a real sovereign state.

There is a strong likelihood that the so-called ‘Mehngai March’ will just be a game of power show and the PDM parties will make every effort to remain politically relevant.

The much touted ‘Mehngai March’ by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) in March 2022 is less likely to see the light of day, let alone any desired end state.

There is a dire need to have a domestic political stability and sanity in the country in place of pursuing a self-serving political agenda. The enemy is on the watch and an obvious repercussion of a destabilized political environment could emerge in the form of more terrorist attacks, sponsored by New Delhi and international powerhouses.

Those who think that Long March will be over with the change of the government are missing the obvious point.

Among the Arab countries, Tunisia has focused on a reformist interpretation of Islam, while Saudi Arabia and the UAE have generally adopted a selective approach that suits their political and economic objectives.

Saudi Crown Prince looks impatient in reaching the heights of ‘developments’ that other nations have come through over a much longer period.

The Urdu-speaking Indian Muslims who had migrated to East Pakistan in the 1940s are still looking for a place of safety for their coming generations.

The Urdu-speaking migrants from India have remained constant supporters of the state system in Pakistan.

Despite the phenomenal economic growth Bangladesh has achieved, a large number of Bangladeshi citizens are moving to other countries, even at the cost of risking their lives.

If the Urdu-speaking people of Karachi were ethnic-minded, they would not have waited decades to form the erstwhile Mohajir Qaumi Movement in 1984.

The TLP’s recent actions demonstrate the growing threat extremist groups pose in Pakistan.

Pakistan is engaging in peace talks with the outlawed militant alliance known as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in an effort to steer them away from years of anti-state violence.

Successive governments and the ruling elite continue to look the other way.