Lessons for the governmentThe government and the JUI-F finally reached an agreement on Saturday on the latter’s Azadi March on October 31, which seemed a fair exchange. While the agreement is in itself good news, the government might also learn the value of good old-fashioned talk in resolving issues. Similarly, it should realise that it has a problem legislating, because it has not got a majority in the Senate. That help cannot be achieved by continuing to treat opposition members as if they were a bad smell, who were corrupt elements who did not deserve to be spoken to. However, underlying democracy is an agreement, even if that agreement is one to disagree.

Source: Pakistan Today October 27, 2019 15:56 UTC