It is heartening to note that Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has finally adopted the policy of forgiveness for the greater good of the country. It is true that forgiveness means different things to different people.

Insofar as Imran Khan is concerned, he has expressed his intentional decision to let go of resentment and anger that had gripped him following his removal through a vote of confidence against him in April last year.

He has said that he is ready to “forgive everyone”, including those he accused of masterminding an assassination attempt on his life. That the country’s political situation is profoundly precarious is a fact.

Moreover, the economic situation is more than terrible, to say the least. Hence the need for a spirit of forgiveness and national reconciliation across the political divide and even within the political parties themselves.

Fahmida Aftab (Karachi)

Copyright Business Recorder, 2023