A pleasant surprise to hear Mian Nawaz Sharif say the right thing as far as the military establishment is concerned.

There was a moment when the Chaudhrys of Gujrat were interested in rejoining Nawaz Sharif.

The province is drifting away from the federation. What else do we need in order to open our eyes on this matter?

One can only imagine what it is that we need to see to realise that militants pose single biggest threat to Pakistan.

China is clear that Xinjiang violence is fanned by movements percolating in two states: Pakistan and Kazakhstan.

Khar publicly disavowing the policy of 'strategic depth' is a good initial step to fixing ties with Afghanistan.

The suo motu notice has highlighted a societal malaise that haunts Pakistan: the powerful will get away with anything.

Failure to investigate groups 'selling' high-value targets to militants has encouraged trend of kidnappings.

Given that the elections have taken place, it points to the fact that our democracy continues to function.

It finally seems that we have a Supreme Court which is ready to deal with issues squarely.