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The significance of time cannot be overstated, whether it is in the fields of science or politics, social history or personal narratives.

It’s the time that goes on to become our present, past, and future. We occasionally laugh and have fun, but other times, fear and misery rule our lives. Sometimes we wait in joy or doom, and other times we get depressed recalling it. Whether you find it attractive or repulsive, time doesn’t care.

Time is the ultimate reality and it affects every other reality. Not long ago Imran Khan was the Prime Minister of the country when political figures including Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif, Asif Zardari, and others were facing trials.

Then, things changed, and Shahbaz Sharif, who had witnessed Nawaz Sharif’s three times as prime minister and had wished to succeed him but was unable to while his brother was in Pakistan, took office as leader of the nation.

But when his dream came true and he was elected prime minister, something unexpected happened: PTI ministers began being investigated, detained, and accused of crimes like corruption. This was something that no one could have predicted during the Tehreek-e-Insaf era.

But the May 9 event, in which the Quaid-e-Azam home, GHQ, and martyrs’ monuments were insulted—something that had never happened in the 75-year history—cannot be disregarded. PTI was then charged, and its workers and leaders were detained.

The pace of these arrests had only slowed when we learned yesterday that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had chosen to detain Usman Buzdar, a former chief minister of Punjab. This development is noteworthy because Usman Buzdar had previously announced his departure from the office of chief minister, PTI, and politics. Consequently, it might be claimed that the choice to arrest him was unexpected.

As the saying goes “Life can change in a moment”, it occurs to me while penning these lines that the current government doesn’t have much time left and within in a month its term is going to end. After that, time will certainly change. The question is, how much and for whom?