I stopped to talk politics with one of them, only to discover that they are not allowed to. They are Afghan nationals. Ziarat Gul, who is around 40, was born in Pakistan. His family is completely integrated here and this country is where he toils to make a living. How easy is it for us to ignore them? It makes me feel guilty.

There are so many who sermonise us on rewarding expatriate Pakistanis with voting rights for they send us dollars and euros. But those doing hard labour here to create rupees are not worth any consideration. I think it is another case of legally effected political exclusion which must end. It is only a matter of accepting it since they are already integrated into economy. Meet Ziarat Gul:

Adam Khan was, however, born in Afghanistan but when he came here in 1968 he was a young boy. Now, he is a grandfather. He wasn't comfortable communicating in Urdu and I don't know even a few words of Pashto. But we decided to give it a shot, discussed some questions and decided some queues. Here is my first interview in Pashto:

The first thing that greeted me in the town of Tala Gang was an imambargah with a massive gate. I picked many signs indicating that sectarianism here has a prominent place in political discourse. I decided to hear it from the horse's mouth and was able to find a way. This is what Malik Masood Ahmed, president Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (formerly Sipah-e-Sahaba) tehsil Tala Gang has to say about the sectarian strife in this town, its impact on politics and their political alliance with Muslim League - Nawaz.

Red in the political campaigns is counter balanced by adequate splashes of green but here in some the corners of Tala Gang, it was the dominant theme. I met Awami Workers Party candidate for NA 61 Commander (R) Ayub Malik. I was surprised to know that the provincial assembly candidate with him, for PP 22, is a maulana. I wanted to meet him but he first evaded and then refused and I don't intend to present one side of the story.