This article is full of ironical statements of Pakistani governmental authority.  In this article, Pakistani government admits that Mr. Saeed was involved in the 2008 attack on India.  It also admits that he is one of the militants in Pakistan, hence the blockade of registering a party supported by him along with other militants.  Also, it is a public knowledge that USA has declared Mr. Saeed's organization as a terrorist organization with a $10 Million bounty on his head.  With all these facts present, Mr. Saeed and his militant company is still surviving in Pakistan and they move around with full impunity in Pakistan.  Is it because the Pakistani government with the full support of ISI using these militants against India in Kashmir?  If that is the case, which I think is 100% true, how the action of Interior Ministry against Mr. Saeed's new party will sit with the ISI, or should I say that this restriction against the MML is just an eyewash to satisfy the international community especially the USA.  Pakistan has been making fool of the whole world with its dual face as far as terrorism is concerned.  It is not going to happen any more with the new sheriff in the Washington DC.  Pakistan has to imprison all militant groups in Pakistan by declaring their activities as illegal, stop ceasefire violations at the LoC.  Also, create a transparent evidence that Pakistan does not have any place for any sort of terrorist activities by eliminating all kinds of material, financial and directional support to the militant groups.  Instead of financing these groups, earmark those funds to educate your subjects, create better health facilities for them and extend an olive branch to India to ameliorate relationship between two countries.  These are the only ways to improve Pakistan's prestige in the eyes of an International community.  JUST PUTTING ANY INFORMAL RESTRICTIONS ON THESE MILITANT GROUPS WILL NOT SOLVE ANY ON GOING PROBLEM.  BE PROACTIVE.

This country's constitution allows people to express their opinions freely so long as they do not produce any destructive results.  Players are expressing their opinion by kneeling down at the anthem.  President Trump is also expressing his opinion about players' attitude towards the national flag and anthem.  There is no physical destructive end result.  However, in my opinion, and I am sure the President has the same idea behind, when people living and earning livelihood in this country do not respect the national flag and national anthem, they seem to relay an impression that they do not love this country.  They are just after making money without any real love and affection for this country.  That is the bottom line.  Unfortunately, liberals are making it a racial issue which is absurd.  As far as penalty is concerned, it is up to the employees and employers to follow or not to follow the terms and conditions of the contracts they have signed.  Sports authorities are just stretching this issue for no reason.  I think steelers found the best way to handle this issue - stayed in the locker room when the anthem was played.

Finally, under pressure, Pakistan is contemplating to regulate their weekly sermons in the mosques.  It is definitely a step in the right direction.  The article states that the topics of discussion will be chosen by some governmental authority, but it does not go into detail what the Mullah is supposed to say or interpret about those selected topics.  Would the interpretation or explanation of those topics  be an approved and written statement which Mullah is supposed to read or is it going to be left on his own interpretation which could be questionable.  Also, simply selecting topics of discussion is not enough to stop the radicalization of youngsters in the Friday prayer, it needs to be monitored by the presence of a governmental authority, and if possible, recording all the sermon ceremony of each Friday.  The idea is to tighten the screws to avoid radicalization of people.  Also, there needs to be a severe penalty declared if any mullah violates these guidelines.  In addition, Pakistan has to show to the world that any open jihadi propaganda will not be acceptable on its soil.