Strangely, from one end of the country, the Prime Minister declares with satisfaction and pride that the PPP-led government has succeeded in solving the problems of the people that had accumulated over time as a result of neglect by the previous regimes. However, from the other, the President calls an All-Parties Conference to 'achieve a consensus on national issues of economic and political importance. The issues have not been defined, though it is obvious that they should be of an urgent and serious nature to necessitate all political parties to put their heads together and come out with solution. Normally, in a democratic milieu where all public concerns stand addressed, there should be smooth sailing in conducting the affairs of the state and hardly the need for such a get-together. Economic problems are the single most troubling issue for the public, and if they have been solved, as Mr Gilani maintains, we are left with political matters, some of which form part of the PML-Ns 10-point agenda, but that should not prompt Mr Zardari to convene an APC; there seems to be little serious challenge from the PML-N. The truth based on the experience of the past three years seems to lie in the fact that the government is hardly bothered about what gives the citizens of the country sleepless nights. Nevertheless, one is at a loss to find words to react to the naivet of the Prime Minster. But if that is the level of consciousness of our rulers about the misery of the people trying to fight inflationary pressures, unemployment and rank insecurity, we are up for serious trouble. The economic and financial situation, at times, has left little option for the helpless breadwinner but to commit suicide, leaving a trail of suffering for his dependents. The rulers have remained unmoved, however One strongly suspects that since, perhaps, the only thing that has been keeping the powers that be at Islamabad ill at ease these days is the way the case of US national Raymond Davis has been handled, the government wants to share with the various political parties its fears of the American reaction if the case was not quickly wound up, Davis released and handed over to the US. The matter must not be taken lightly. Davis is an outright killer, who shot down two Pakistanis in full view of the crowd. It has become a highly sensitive and emotionally-charged issue, adding up to the accumulated hatred of the US that the drones and other consequences of the war on terror has inspired among the general public. The widow of one of the dead in the tragic incident has committed suicide. It is also clear by now that he does not enjoy diplomatic status, but on the hypothesis that he enjoys diplomatic immunity he had no business to carry unlicensed arms nor was he conceivably on official duty at that congested part of the town. The case is before the courts; there must be no interference whatsoever. Washington must be told once for all that the law will take it course and no pressure will work.