Clearly, colonel's intent was to micro-manage debate on Hazaras for the “sin” of being an ethnic, religious minority.

When we talk of the Pak Tea House, it is about the intellectual depth of the city.

Political parties are happy to go along and do seat adjustment because of their inability to challenge Zia’s children.

No one wants to deal with the law and order problem but the Balochistan’s natural resources are just another matter.

With an alternative narrative on national security, politics or religion absent, extremism will have a vibrant future.

In its bid to survive the establishment’s onslaught the party has become very centralised over the past few decades.

Army has evolved into a parent-guardian type with options to jump in directly, or bring change through partners.

Hazaras have been a target for terrorists that want to eliminate them for political, religious-ideological reasons.

Extortive moneylending system is run by rural and urban middle class, lending to those who can be chased and coerced.

What Qadri condemns as terrorism and Azhar applauds as jihad is actually an undecided debate in Islam.