Zia held office for over 11 years on the promise of holding elections. He came up with all the excuses in the book to prolong his misrule (Islamic system, positive results, accountability first, referendum, etc).

Borrowing more will aggregate the problem further, will increase more burden, and may be more dictations. One aspect is to live within our own means, the other aspect is to think about the creation of wealth.

Pakistan's notoriously porous border with Afghanistan has facilitated the transshipment of men and materiel. The territories contiguous with that border are formally designated tribal agencies.

The economy is weaker than it was four years ago, and the country is more isolated internationally. The all-powerful military establishment has been bruised by coming under criticism.

The Taliban is expected to initiate clashes along the border in response so as to “save face” before its domestic audience, but Pakistan shouldn’t have any problems dealing with them.

The strategy emphasises China's economic and commercial ties to Turkey at a time when the country is struggling with an inflation rate that peaked at about 80 per cent in 2022 but dropped last month to 64.7 per cent.

While ZAB's party ceased to exist after the assassination of Benazir, the current leadership continues to chant the slogan; "Gaya Bhutto" (Bhutto Zinda Ha) which has now become a brand for them to win votes.

The formal British rule in India is under- stood to have commenced in 1757, after the Battle of Plassey, when the Nawab of Bengal surrendered his dominions to the British East India Company.

The movement for Pakistan was spearheaded by our brethren in the Eastern Wing. After their revolt against the establishment, they went their own way and carved out their own progressive democratic state.

Pakistani society could not be liberated from social taboos and limitations. The perception of independence was more theoretical and physical. The people of Pakistan are yet dependent on psychologically and practically.

The plasma in nuclear fusion is kept at high temperatures and when temperatures drop, the system immediately stops which means that the nuclear fusion reactions are safer.

The issue of climate change is being addressed on an ad hoc basis but it must be taken on a planned and permanent basis in view of the challenging nature of climate change.