Perhaps Dr Singh’s words can add some sanity to a situation that has grown more and more hostile for Pakistan.

The need is to develop skill and, by doing so, encourage our young people to take up new challenges.

Lack of reforms or change in security doctrine would lead to further international isolation for Pakistan.

The tradition in most democracies is that the party chief and the head of government or state are not the same person.

The chances of Osama bin Laden’s followers lashing out after his death were all about certain.

The ISI chief is reported to have admitted that the agency had failed in its duty.

The inability to protect our few allies will only hasten our descent to the status of an international pariah.

There seems to be some hope now of an improved economic order.

As a nation, we need to rethink the national security paradigm we have based policy around.

The government is planning an energy summit at the end of this month to discuss the energy crisis.