Our leaders who rant and rave while carelessly mixing religion and politics have successfully demeaned both, leaving no difference between them for their followers - writes Kanwar Dilshad, ex-Secretary of ECP.

The deep-rooted animosity and never-ending intrigues of India to dismember Pakistan is not a hidden secret. After breaking it into two parts with the help of the former USSR, it is now hatching conspiracies and making plans to further fragment Pakistan.

During his regime as the Chief Minister, Modi trashed the laws of India and its Constitution and got away. To help him in this huge work of manslaughter, the RSS, VHP, Bajrang Dal, and many other groups were involved - writes Mustafa Khan from Maharashtra, India.

Following the recent invasion of the Governor's House, ex-Chairman of PSF Dr. Farid A. Malik believes that Punjab, the largest province of the federation, needs a major course correction. Institutions have to be rebuilt to reduce the political influence.

The battery of defense lawyers attacked the charge of Qatl-e-Amad (murder) by arguing that as the accused were armed with bricks and sticks, their intention was not to kill the accused as they did not use weapons against the victim.

The proposed map conforms to the proxy wars waged by the US and its allies in the Eurasian landmass for the last almost half a century. It envisages a Kurdish state carved out from the Kurd-dominated areas of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria.

Today no one can stop people from expressing themselves. Even abuse of expression cannot be stopped. This age is routinely referred to by the military establishment as one of the most potent tools in Fifth generation warfare.

IK riding on the pinnacle of the popularity wave is demanding early elections and is buoyant that his party will achieve a landslide victory. The ad-hoc regime in power on the other hand wants to delay elections as much as possible under the plea of electoral reforms,

The military role in politics must be curtailed but it would be preferable to do it from within the system. Military gained the clout it has over many decades and once tasted, they will not concede it in a day or year.

In 2010, a constitutional amendment was adopted which strengthened not only the parliament but also the position of the Prime Minister, the power of provinces, the central government and the independence of the judiciary.

It would also mean enlarging the figurative battlefield to include not only military and financial support for Ukraine and sanctions against Russia but also the strengthening of political and economic ties with former Soviet republics.

As the fever of hate speech grips the country, planted hatred, tales and deliberately spun false statements, threaten the integrity of the state’s institutions and key pillars, the influencers and the leaders must instead serve as examples of tolerance, respect, inclusion and peace.