Even by our standards DPC is a bit of a joke. This crowd needs to be defeated at the polls, dealt by power of state.

Any state or society whose powers are not subject to checks and balances will indulge in excesses.

How can there be not enough evidence against an accused and he could yet be categorically declared a terrorist?

Ms Khan is boorish & uncouth, as was her self-righteous posse who felt happy chasing boys & girls in Karachi parks.

As far as it can, for as long as it can, the military will resist a shift in balance of power in favour of civilians.

If military is relying on the legal, the Court shall stick to the legal too instead of escalatingas Ms Jahangir wants.

For any observer of civil-military relations in Pakistan, lack of coup is a development both fascinating & positive.

The policy, so far, has been driven by security concerns which have pushed peace negotiations in to the background.

Air force is an offens­ive force. Its use, theref­ore, for a weaker state would mean a drasti­c escala­tion.

If Pakistan does not block supplies, clear Shamsi base, it will have to escalate confrontation further the next time.