India, Feb. 2 -- As one of South Asia's two nuclear powers, Pakistan gears up for parliamentary elections this coming Thursday. Key contenders, Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN), and Pakistan People's Party, have unveiled their manifestos. Notably, a common theme emerges amid the manifestos - a commitment to long-term peace between India and Pakistan. Bhutto, in his policy paper, emphasizes the necessity of normalised relations with India for regional peace. Sharif's PML-N manifesto echoes this commitment but conditions it on a reversal of New Delhi's actions in Kashmir. Bhutto's manifesto uniquely prioritizes reforming the security state and overseeing intelligence agencies, while Sharif's PML-N seems to downplay these structural chall...