Every party’s “hardcore” supporters view other parties' supporters as ignorant, irrational and malicious.
A lot of people would have voted for the first time, hence displaying their faith in the system for the first time.
In a "New Pakistan" we might have a political government who yearns for the reconciliatory embrace over dead bodies.
Elections should be on time. Elections are all we have got and are unquestionably better than any other alternatives.
TTP has made elections into a two-party contest and PML-N, PTI must express their desire to stand against them.
Musharraf has to be tried, hopefully punished to establish a point; dictator is never all right, never acceptable.
Intensity of present scrutiny is perhaps new, yet the idea behind it is controlled democracy, a mistrust of people.
Picking of favourites by the TTP is new; they might even define what the “New Pakistan” will look like in the future.
The scenes of Joseph Colony are the real “image” of Pakistan. That image is Pakistan going to hell on a metro bus.
Amidst the invisible Namaloom Afrad in Karachi, only visible ones are prime time anchors and their terrified guests.
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