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IT appears that the PML-N, echoing the PPP’s recent offer, is also willing to re-engage with the opposition, at least on counterterrorism policy.
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N → appear → policy
Though that may seem like a narrow scope for dialogue, in our vitiated political environment, it does offer an opening.
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it → seem → opening
Whether the opposition is interested in taking it up is a different question.
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is → take → it
The anger over the dismissal of the elected PTI government in KP is still far from subsiding, and the ruling coalition in Islamabad deserves much of the blame for making a negotiated settlement more difficult than it seemed two weeks ago.
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it → elect → blame
That said, the opposition also needs to introspect.
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opposition → say → ?
From the murmurings of resentment within its ranks, it appears that the outcome of its last round of discussions with the government was not what many were hoping for.
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many → appear → what
Yet, its street agitation has delivered even less.
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agitation → deliver → less
An offer for dialogue, even if focused on counterterrorism strategy, is still an opportunity to return to the negotiating table and continue from where the last round of talks left off.
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round → focus → talks
Complete disengagement will achieve nothing.
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disengagement → achieve → nothing
Regrettably, the two sides still fail to see the country’s economic, security, and governance crises as challenges that must be solved politically.
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that → fail → challenges
A nation of 260m can hardly afford such paralysis.
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nation → afford → paralysis
The greater onus lies with the government.
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onus → lie → government
It is difficult to see how a credible counterterrorism strategy can be framed when the province on the front line of the fight has just been deprived of its elected government.
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province → see → government
If Islamabad wants its offer to be taken seriously, it should pair it with a real gesture of good faith, starting with a meaningful voice for KP’s elected representatives in any talks.
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it → want → talks
Yet the government seems consumed by the hubris of unchecked power, while the opposition, particularly the PTI, continues to act as if agitation alone can yield results.
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agitation → seem → results
Instead of evading Pakistan’s challenges through constant jousting and whataboutery, the political leadership needs to confront its failings.
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leadership → evade → failings
Counterterrorism, where the stakes for KP are the highest and broad-based consensus is urgently needed, is as good a place as any to begin.
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consensus → base → any
But it must lead to a much wider conversation on national issues.
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it → lead → issues
If the two sides cannot find common ground even on the fight against terrorism, the public would be justified in wondering what, if anything, they are capable of agreeing on.
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they → find → what
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