Such blatant defiance of the Supreme Court by the FC is aggravating the situation playing out in Balochistan.

We have then another stand-off between the Supreme Court and the government.

He has to answer for his misdeeds and his stonewalling is merely delaying the inevitable.

The fact is that for now, Pakistan once more stands in the dock despite all the denials being made.

The new CEC’s promise to give a democratic Pakistan to the new generation is indeed commendable.

Let us hope that we can learn from the example of our neighbour and progress in the fight for preserving democracy.

PML-N chief is a bit of a statesman too, relying on ambiguity to avoid ruffling too many feathers in foreign policy.

Apart from recovering lost artefacts, we still need to do a lot more to appreciate the value of our past.

It is very difficult to stand up to a court that enjoys the support of civil society.

We need to remove guns from people’s hands, just as should happen in the US, to make society a safer place.