We are a resilient nation. We have fought wars with enemies across borders and within the country. We are currently fight­ing inflation, injustice, corruption, violence, and the list goes on. We have experienced unimagina­ble pain with a terror attack like the APS School massacre or witnessed gross in­justice every other day where the crimi­nals get away and the victims disappear in oblivion. The fact of the matter is that most Pakistanis experience helplessness daily and despite all odds, continue to hope for a better future and stability across the board.

It’s this hope that motivated people of all ages to come out of their homes and vote to exert their dem­ocratic right to elect their government. People trav­eled all over the country to vote from the constitu­ency they could exercise this right from. This country has been experiencing collective depression for a long time now. We are de-motivated and have given up so many times trying to accept the reality of, ‘this is Pakistan. What do you expect?’ Despite resigning to the........

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