Just when all appears to be working out, turns out it really isn't.

This week, a delegation of young American entrepreneurs was in town. They signed some important contracts with very important people in the federal government, while even more important people stood behind them, sporting triumphant smiles. The deals being made relate to the use of digital currencies and other stuff that is too technical to understand for many of us. But we are told these are really significant initiatives that can herald in dividends for the country. Good.

Perhaps even more important is the fact that those inking these deals are connected to the US President's family. And that of his closest advisers. Pakistan's successful wooing of the Trump administration is turning our eastern neighbour green with envy. This is smart politics and smarter diplomacy. Kudos.

This week, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also confirmed that Pakistan was closing in on defence deals that would see precious foreign exchange coming into the country. There's much excitement at the prospects of the Pakistani defence industry getting a boost from sales of JF-17 aircraft and other military equipment to countries like Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Libya, Sudan, Iraq and Indonesia. There's even talk of the private sector entering the field of defence production. Awesome.

All this, most agree, is primarily happening because we gave the arrogant........

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