From Dr Abdus Salam to Malala, there is a long list of heroes who became our victims and eventually our enemies.

Democracy can take care of itself; if we maintain course, Pakistan will soon come out of coma.

Our pursuit of old-fashioned, outdated, undemocratic models, ideas ensure that we remain reactionary, highly paranoid.

No state has the right to act like a net nanny.

The PPP did not lose because it could not reach out to the people; it lost because it did not want to reach out.

May 11 marked a huge democratic transformation and we need to deal with it.

Leaders on both sides need big achievements in the immediate future to build their legacy.

Today we prove that we have finally become a true democracy.

With only 7 days remaining in elections, I implore leaders of parties to not let thugs of TTP define who they are.

Instead of uniting against forces of retrogression, our politicians are trying their best to be part of them.