Political Crisis Deepens.

On Friday night, the PTI Chief Imran Khan addressed the nation for the first time after he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt during the party's long march in Punjab's Wazirabad. The press conference was delayed which further added to the anticipation and as expected, Mr Khan's statements and claims are only going to make the political situation in the country a lot more tense in the coming days.

Mr Khan touched upon a number of issues, ranging from the cipher conspiracy to former journalist Arshad Sharif to the ECP. There were a lot of historical references as well which only further illustrated how the PTI's understanding of the past is devoid of any context and is quite exploitative. Regardless, it works for the PTI extremely well and the party is quite adept at spinning a narrative that is bound to gain traction with its supporters-especially in a time of extreme polarisation.

The extremely unfortunate incident that took place yesterday is being spun exactly as many called it before the press conference took place, and this approach is only going to plunge the nation deeper into this political crisis. The fact that Mr Khan is blaming the PM and Interior Minister for this incident is extremely problematic and seems very opportunistic. It is imperative that all...