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You may be right that such a militant party could have been created due to the factors you mentioned, but the monster it became was all the military's doing, to serve its own purposes. And like most thing of a similar ilk, it created more problems in the long run than it solved.

Please do keep in mind that MQM is just another of the "gifts" to the nation by the military. It was created by the dictator Gen Zia ul Haq as a way to check PPP in Sind. The rest, as they say, is history.

It is very simple. Read much. Post little. And stay clear of certain taboo topics. :D

Let's see how long such "dual citizenships" survive across both fora. :D

No. There is absolutely no evidence to support that oft repeated claim which is nothing more than a temporary smokescreen that does not fool anyone but the sycophants.

I admire your youthful zeal, but trust me when I say I know my people. The Pakistani system has no floodgates to open, since it uses a channeled spillway to let the overflow bypass the system harmlessly. Pure genius!

I will reiterate it once again that the system works exactly as designed, hence there is no motivation to actually improve such matters in any meaningful way.

The motive? Absolute control over power. And the economic and other benefits that flow from it. Quite simple, and logical.

The WHY is a great question, and I suspect that the answer lies in the mechanisms used for installing, prematurely removing PMs, and then facilitating avoidance of any credible accountability similar to those used in the past. This is just another footnote to the previous chapter, as we head...

Those who let him go in the first place are merely trying to throw up this ineffective smokescreen just to give the impression that they are doing something to get him back. That is all. The noora kushti continues. :D

What to expect of minority rights when even most of the majority have their human rights trampled routinely?! The only way, with no shortcuts at all, is to establish the rule of rule, fairly and equally, for all.

The question I have is more basic: Does this give actual universal suffrage in those areas, or just the sardars as before with widespread suppression?

The location of the malfunctioning missile was known. The wreckage was never returned. 2+2. Simple.

That was not really a secret.

Does this mean all the residents of the erstwhile FATA areas will get the right to vote in the next senate elections?

Ignoring your whataboutery, I suppose I can conclude that you do not respect the rule of law either, to remain on topic in this thread.

But the law is the LAW! (That is true bottom line.) :D PS: I do not lampoon the Army. I do respect it when it does its duty, and call its illegal acts precisely that.

Just an excerpt, for those who may be interested in learning more about the matter:

Fair enough, as long as the same standards for accepting potential new citizens from the West or the East apply, there would be no hypocrisy. Offering citizenship to Afghans, as PMIK did, is utterly hypocritical, unless Pakistan's previous commitments to its citizens are also honored. The...

So if I understand your answer above correctly, you went from denying Pakistan's abandonment of its citizens, to admitting you do not know much about the issue, to making excuses about how hard it would be live up to its international legal responsibilities, to saying that others have done it...