The fact that military found it necessary to issue the comment is important, signalling where ‘real’ authority lies.

Views from the Hague will help clarify the situation, make it easier for Pakistan to justify its acute grievance.

A failure to implement laws has always been Pakistan’s failing.

The ECP should not hesitate to disqualify candidates whose nomination papers have inaccurate information.

There is always a scapegoat, and some feel, this time, it was Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh.

Latest defections show politicians on ground are aware of where wind blows from & are attempting to ride the current.

Hopefully, Faqir’s capture is sign of growing cooperation between the two countries.

One does hope the KLF organisers will reconsider the fee for the future.

Giving a port to a foreign power is inadvisable, and we may also harm relations with China’s Indian, American rivals.

Notably, in Karachi and Quetta, but also elsewhere, we see a complete breakdown in the writ of the state.