An erudite panel of academics and journalists talk about the challenges faced by Pakistan in becoming a progressive state over its 73 years of existence. From exclusionary identity politics to paranoid religiosity; from women’s lack of equal citizenship rights to military domination of the state; from media censorship to crisis in education, the panelists discuss various reasons why Pakistan is still struggling to become a progressive state. They also recommend solutions that can help pull Pakistan out of its multiple imbroglios.