Pakistani state is yet to free itself from the logic of colonial rule that
naturalised and normalised violence against its subjects as a crucial part of statecraft
The only hope of averting a rapid descent into barbarism is if progressives of all ethnic-national
communities banish our demons and generate the collective will to build something different.
Both Iran and Pakistan have kept a check on their domestic populous, conveying the
lack of trust in each other’s capabilities to regulate their borders
