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JUST IMAGINE THE LIFE OF AN ORDINARY PAKISTANI.  NEVER A DULL MOMENT. NEVER A MOMENT OF PEACE.  NEVER KNOWS IF THEIR CHILDREN ARE GOING TO COME BACK FROM SCHOOL.  NEVER KNOWS IF HE CAN AFFORD HIS NEXT MEAL.  ALWAYS AT THE MERCY OF WHOM HE HAS CREATED.  READY TO BE FLICKED AWAY LIKE A FLY. ARE WINDS OF CHANGE BLOWING IN PAK?   I DOUBT WHO IS GOING TO SACK WHOM? Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa called on Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on Thursday and discussed " professional matters pertaining to Pakistan Army, internal and external security situation ", said the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). CRICKET IN PAKISTAN? PTI: The government is like the fast bowler who is clocking speed but can’t get his line and length right. And it is now facing a batsman who is making aggressive use of his bat. PML-N: The party is like the batsman who has come out of his crease, taken a mighty swing of the bat, connected the ball — and is now waiting anxio...

The ongoing rallies by the opposition PDM are different for a very subtle reason. For the first time, the existence of Pakistan Army as the ‘ State above the State’   has been acknowledged and ratified by the nation. No more ‘ Deep State’   or behind the scene action. It is now called the ‘ Establishment ’. Hereafter the Pakistan Army has a proper role in the political process of Pakistan as the  Establishment . By keeping mum during the ‘Karachi Incident’, Imran Khan has passed the hot potato to the Pakistan ‘ Establishment ’ Army. Very soon this ‘ Soft Dictatorship’   could be asked hard questions by the people,,, But then who knows…we are talking of Pakistan…even Xi does not know.   All the writing are excerpts from the Pakistani Media. The link to the original articles are  embedded in the blue and bold headings. My originality is limited to opening and closing remarks which are in different colours to make them colourful!  Time Has Come ...

ALSO PUBLISHED IN THE DAILY GUARDIAN @ https://epaper.thedailyguardian.com/Home/ShareArticle?OrgId=2710d408a74c&imageview=1 THIS IS THE FOURTH ARTICLE IN A SERIES EARLIER ARTICLES ON THE QUAD  QUAD 2.0 OR TIANXIA   I NDIA'S QUADRATIC EQUATIONS CHINESE CAMEL IN THE QUADRILATERAL TENT Once India  invited  the Australian Navy to take part in the Malabar 2020 exercise QUAD has become demi official.  In addition, India has also indicated increased trade with Taiwan.  China reacted, to  state  that it firmly opposes the move. The 2+2 Indo US dialogue  is shortly on  , immediately after the QUAD foreign ministers meet.  India is firming in towards China. QUAD now, unambiguously means containing China in through the Indo Pacific construct. China, despite showing signs of  concern  remains aggressive.  In the process, China has become the main driver of the QUAD .  However some sceptics feel- ...