A wakeup call for PML-N.

There is no place in democratic politics for a mindset that families have a divine right to rule, which is akin to monarchies and dictatorships. Politicians are expected to display humbleness in public and not arrogance. No political party, be it PMNL or PPP, or PTI can take the public for granted and expect them to vote blindly like a flock of sheep. Citizens of Pakistan today face an economic crisis, which has been created by decades of poor governance, abuse of power, conflicts of interest, indirect taxation, and subsidies for the affluent, with hardly any relief for the most deprived.

It is time for political leadership to look beyond their kith and kin and instead make appointments on merit. The economic hemorrhage that...