WE have drifted quite a way from Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s vision for Pakistan; there has been no shortage of commentary reminding us of this over the past many years. Yet just how far we have moved from the Quaid himself only became clear this Independence Day, when, in the enthusiasm to celebrate the occasion as a military victory parade, the government ‘forgot’ to picture Mr Jinnah and other national leaders on an official advertisement issued to commemorate the event. The law minister, who said he had been ‘heart-afflicted’ by the oversight, was himself unaware of the omission until the opposition raised the matter........

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