London, March 16 -- MQM Supremo Altaf Hussain has urged Pakistan to acknowledge its past mistakes, seek national reconciliation, and draft a new social contract to ensure its survival.

Addressing the 223rd Intellectual Session on TikTok, he emphasised that Pakistan's current crises, particularly in Balochistan, cannot be resolved through force and military operations.

He criticised the indiscriminate use of military power, stating that branding the Baloch people as terrorists for demanding their rights is unjust and counterproductive. Instead of suppression, the government must initiate sincere negotiations with discontented Baloch leaders and address their long-standing grievances.

He asserted that Pakistan's only viable path forward ...