Reckoning for the Mecca pact has come, and chickens have come home to roost. The joint announcement activating the pact makes clear that the time for action has arrived, since celebrations cannot continue forever. Pakistan’s Army may be a rentier force, but this pact could prove far costlier than profitable.
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