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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.

Apparently, the Pakistan government has accepted the TLP’s demand that it be allowed to operate as a regular political party.

Pakistan’s problem with the TLP must be seen in a more serious light.

This Pakistan government’s lack of direction and inconsistency has weakened democracy that was already very fragile.

The Pakistani State need not retreat — as in the past.

Although freedom is more likely to flourish with multiple parties, the measure of democracy is not the number of parties but the degree of recognition of individual rights.

In order to become a self-reliant state, Pakistan must abandon multiparty democracy for some time and pursue a single-minded agenda to put the nation on track.

Pakistan must get out from the grip of failed politicians and a failed political system.

There are different evaluations of the dominant one-party system in China. CCP leaders see the system as a true and tried platform for China’s success.

Has the World Bank made a positive contribution to the development of poor countries?