Disqualifying people for character issues and past transgressions will take the politics out of democracy.

The shadow of the military still darkens the electoral process.

The only reason to vote is purely symbolic, wave my ink-stained finger around and act as if I have done my civic duty.

Nawaz Sharif has picked fights with every army chief and Imran Khan is too much of a wildcard.

The media doesn’t consider anything to be news if it hurts the bottom line.

We must stop acting like politicians are cartoon characters in a comic book, who exist only to be deified.

There has been no effort to improve functioning of anti-terrorism courts, which rarely deal with terrorism cases now.

Relying on talks coupled with humanitarian assistance may be only chance we have left to reduce power of the Taliban.

If the Indians cannot guarantee our players’ safety outside the stadium, how can they ensure it inside?

The US is saying that it cannot come up with a single justification for the legality of drone strikes in Pakistan.