Pakistan, April 29 -- "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair".

This is what Charles Dickens wrote about Paris and London in his "A Tale of Two Cities" in 1859 describing the political and social conditions leading to the French Revolution and the reign of terror (La Terreur in French). But, Dear Quaid, this, unfortunately, reflects what our twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad have been going through since you breathed your last leaving your dreamland rudderless.

Yes, dear Quaid, you gave u...