THE temptation is far too great this week. For me. To bore the readers by continuing with the theme of a recent piece where the eye spied some kaalakaala in the khichri of our politics. Little ol’ me thinks the problem continues. But it’s not the same dark shadow spotted in the past; there is a new one in another corner of the dish called Punjab.

Punjab is not just the biggest province in the country but also the most prized. The battle for Islamabad is always waged here and chances are for Lahore to be awarded to those who are the favoured ones for the centre. And it was no different this time around where N bagged the centre and Takht-i-Lahore (while PTI won both in 2018). And as the regime consolidated its hold, it was clear the government in Punjab was the most cherished.

The kind of coverage provided to Maryam Nawaz, chief minister Punjab, on mainstream media was unmatched, in comparison to her counterparts elsewhere. In fact, at times it seemed Punjab got more coverage than the prime minister himself. And the general opinion being expressed on these platforms was that she and her team were doing an excellent job of all things governance. Perhaps, there was space to say the ‘work’ might not be winning over voters but it was rare if not impossible to say that the governance was anything but superb. That was the general tone of the reporting and the commentary and the live coverage was........

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