Adil Najam
Former Prime Minister and PML(N) leader Nawaz Sharif is back in Pakistan.
Reportedly he landed in Lahore to a large reception by his supporters and was escorted to a special bullet proof car that had been brought for him. According to The News:
A special plane carrying the PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif, his brother Shahbaz Sharif and other family members arrived in Lahore from the holy city of Madina on Sunday evening. The convoys of PML-N workers arrived in Lahore to accord rousing welcome to Sharifs. Large welcome banners and pictures of Sharif brothers have been displayed at several places in Lahore. The special plane Boeing777 carried Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif along with 26 members of their family from the holy city of Madina.
The central and provincial leaders of PML-N, lawyers and members of civil society have arrived to receive Sharifs at Lahore Airport. Nawaz Sharif is expected to first visit Data Darbar in a procession and address a public meeting. Security had been tightened in Lahore especially on the airport ahead of arrival of the PML-N leader. Provincial home department has allowed only hundred party leaders to receive Sharifs at the airport, party sources claimed.
According to sources, bullet-proof cars for Sharifs reached in Lahore last night from Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, the home department said that the authorities have decided to give free hand to Nawaz Sharif but he has not been permitted for holding a public meeting and rally.
Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif and other family members will be transported to home from the airport, a home department statement said. However, thousands of PML-N workers succeeded in arriving airport by crossing the barricades put up by police. On this occasion, the workers raised slogans both in favour of Nawaz Sharif and against the government.
Readers would remember from our prior posts that in August the Supreme Court of Pakistan had ruled that he could, in fact, return to Pakistan despite whatever ‘deal’ he had made with Gen. Musharraf at teh time of his original flight to Saudi Arabia. However, when he did return to the country in September, he was unceremoniously and dramatically deported back to Saudi Arabia with theatrics which rivaled his own attempts not to let Gen. Musharraf land in Pakistan many moons ago.
Now it turns out that he has made yet another ‘deal’ with Gen. Musharraf which has enabled his return.
It is not fully clear what the ‘terms’ of this deal are. Nor what the Musharraf-Nawaz Sharif deal mean
s for the earlier Musharraf-Benazir deal that had enabled her return some weeks back. Nor, in fact, is it clear what what his return (and the fact that now both Benazir and Nawaz Sharif are back in Pakistan) will mean for the future of Pakistan’s politics and the (supposed) forthcoming elections.
In despair, one even wonders if it means anything at all? Or is this just one more drama in the string of topi dramas that have come to define our distraught and fractured polity?
Jamshed Nazar:
I wrote a big big answer to your points, yet I lost it all:(
So I am not in a mood to write all the things again. If things do come up in future discussions then I would certainly give my points again.
Faisal Taimoor :
You are right … Sad Pakistan has not produced a good politicians while these criminals were out of Pakistan. I believe Shaukat Aziz is a good man.
Not only politicians returning Pakistan to take advantage from opportunities. One of my friend living in USA plans to move to Pakistan,he thinks he wants his share of making money in Pakistan in coming days. I hope he has good intentions of making money not that he thinks he has good opportunity to rob Pakistan and I hoe he is not thinking that if I do not do this others will do it.
Allah Bless Pakistan
All Pakistani posting here please leave a prayer at the end of your post you never know., Mula’s been praying for Pakistan for long time , now moderates prayers might not be bad option. Only Allah knows who is good and who is bad.
I feel like Mushraf , NS and BB all are naked now. All have shown mistakes in their times. Some are worse than others. Once again Mushraf brought in money to the country , BB took away the money by depositing in her accounts and NS took way the money by not managing it properly.
I am sure they all learned their lessons. From first day I have been voicing my voice on extremism and there recent activities in Pakistan. All 3 should unite and fight this new threat to Pakistan.
By defeating them we will defeat enemy of Pakistan , Who is funding these groups. All the innocent killed by these extremists are hero of Pakistan.There should be a fund established to help their loss. Specially Army shaheeds.
Allah Bless Pakistan
all opportunist back to pakistan.
Another website for Pakistan http://www.futureofpakistan.org/
The picture with lion and poster in this article says a lot .”Return to save Pakistan” Also show some flexibility and understanding to save Pakistan. If any one deserves to Bash Mushraf its you but for the reason to save Pakistan compromise a little , if Mushraf is soften little then why not you do the same. NS and SS are way better option Pakistan has now.