It appears the world expects the bilateral equation to get out of the old rut of repeating irreconcilable positions.

The world sees the protesters as youthful people hardly aware of any Islamist endgame to what they are doing.

General Kayani does appear to have worked towards ensuring that the military stays out of politics.

It seems our police, which have taken upon itself the kind of role the Taliban reserve for their vigilante squads.

Previous incidents of police brutality have led to condemnation but never descended into such an orgy of violence.

The MQM and ANP are now further apart than they ever were.

In the ongoing tussle between the government and the Supreme Court, neither side is willing to budge an inch.

The Pakistan Railways (PR) is another one of the loss-making giants of the state sector.

We need to think of a younger captain who can be groomed to carry the national side through the years ahead.

A law is only as good as those who are tasked with implementing it.