Political expediency of our political leaders, their incompetence and politics of survival have turned Pakistan into a weak and weakening state. We need to engage in the anatomy of the paralysis and why it is likely to produce more of the same in this background. Remember a secular, modernist Z A Bhutto and the unanimity among all the political parties, religious, mainstream, ethnic and so-called secular in declaring Ahmadis non-Muslims. That was the best escape route to personal safety of the political class of all varieties. After putting up resistance to the unreasonable demands of the dharna leaders for three weeks, trying all peaceful means and setting fresh deadlines, the government finally launched a police operation on Saturday.

Source: The Express Tribune November 29, 2017 04:41 UTC