THE complex and deeply saddening situation unfolding in Iran should serve as the ultimate, the most powerful, and the most urgent eye-opener for the entire nation. It must function as a final wake-up call for those voices, both within Pakistan and in the broader discourse, that persist in advocating for a false, dangerous and ultimately suicidal choice.

There is a persistent, often naive, and sometimes deliberately misleading narrative that posits a fundamental, zero-

sum trade-off between building a strong economy and

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