US House’s focus on Pakistan’s democratic gaps must not be ignored

US House's focus on Pakistan's democratic gaps must not be ignored US House's focus on Pakistan's democratic gaps must not be ignored

Farhan Bokhari is an Islamabad-based foreign correspondent who writes on Pakistan and the surrounding region.

It would be a mistake by Pakistan’s rulers to simply ignore the targeting of their country by the U.S. Congress, which has introduced a bipartisan bill calling for sanctions, citing democratic and human rights gaps in the South Asian country.