Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's willingness to enter into talks with the opposition is a welcome move, but he has stopped short of crossing the finish line. His utterance, subsequently, that his government will not "entertain any blackmailing tactics" has spoiled the initiative, encouraging hawks to sharpen their knives. The least that the ruling dispensation must exhibit is its writ over the state of affairs, and prove that it is sincere for a breakthrough with the PTI and the six-party opposition alliance that has laid out its demands in........

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