Pakistan, May 13 -- The Pak-India standoff may have paused (if not, ended) with a ceasefire, but the national cohesion it triggered cannot be allowed to be shelved alongside the military briefings. For once in a long, long time, Pakistan spoke with one voice, and that voice included the government, opposition, security institutions, and media alike.

When the prime minister, military leadership, and opposition leaders, including the PTI, sat across the same table, it marked the return of something rare in our politics: strategic seriousness.

PTI Chairman Gohar Khan's unequivocal condemnation of Indian aggression and his commitment to stand by the armed forces was more than symbolic. That he dared sit beside Shehbaz Sharif-a man his party...