Credibility gap lends greater weight to ensuring neutrality, fidelity of election process

Country created 76 years ago through historic democratic movement has been unable to fully assimilate democratic norms

Recent border incursion by Iran and Pakistan’s retaliatory measure understandably raised serious concerns

Deep polarisation has potential of seriously dividing bureaucracy on political grounds that could affect society

Pakistan will draw immense strength if its elections are free of interference from outside, inside forces

Despite efforts in past, government has failed to attract right people to stay on in country

Opportune time to expand, deepen trade and economic relations with US, West while maintaining close ties with China

Our politics has remained throughout year extremely chaotic, highly confrontational making parliament dysfunctional

Pakistan intrinsically has ability to move ahead and keep pace with technological and scientific developments

What to expect from elections