But spotting ‘anti-nationals’, whether those critical of the judicial treatment meted out to a ‘bona fide’ anti-national, or those sitting through the national anthem, or those drawing cartoons that mock Parliament, is a blood sport not just for the state but also for its obedient-to-a-fault children. It certainly is easier than getting Hafiz Saeeds.

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