For an extended period, the most deeply patriotic sons and daughters of Pakistan, together with their most ardent adversaries, have been debating the same issue: to what extent is Flight PK-1947 equipped with additional runway?
The question is actually an analytical puzzle rather than one that is necessarily steeped in any kind of normative framework. The simple explanation is that there isn’t one; nations are incredibly specialized entities. Pakistan stands alone in a category where distinctiveness is encouraged. Because we don’t know what airport we are at, where we are going, or where we are trying to land, we have no idea how much more runway Pakistan has. Consequently, this would force us to delve deeper into both a self-effacing