THERE was a lot to unpack as KP’s provincial assembly finally returned its representatives to the Senate on Monday. For one, despite the persistent uncertainty and animosity that clouds much of the political landscape, the result of this poll could be confidently predicted well before the first vote was cast. Under what some commentators drily described as “a rare display of understanding”, the province’s ruling party and opposition had reached a deal to split the 11 seats evenly between themselves, with the odd extra seat going to the PTI. The massive disparity in the strength of the treasury and opposition benches would not have necessitated such a deal, but the Supreme Court........

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