There are four inflection points where what appears as an easy Taliban sweep over Afghanistan can stand reversed

With the Taliban being far more deliberate, adaptive and sensitive to their perception among the world at large

A moment of institutional decay which has spelt slow death of sports as an element of national identity

The two contending belligerents in Afghanistan hold off their areas under occupation

The just-concluded Azad Jammu and Kashmir election ‘must’ be a moment of reflection for the PML-N

Taliban will need to survive and govern requiring sustenance, financial and economic

IK has been consistent with his position to deny the use of drones in FATA against suspected Taliban cadres

Ghani refuses to clear the stables and prepare for curtains to his propped rule

Nothing excites the Pakistani brain more than the prospect of a new world order

Govt presents a promising budget, rare for a nation which has embraced bad news in perpetuity