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?
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The correct Link
http://thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=33090
I am saddened to see such a emaciated lion in this picture. The animal’s condition is miserable, obviously he is not fed properly, not to mention any other cruel treatment he is subjected to.
Asim
I am sorry you took me wrong. Pakistan has failed to produce new credible politicians. What do we have if not Mushraf? I believe in Mushraf because he did what he promised. I find hims a true man. If you are asking me to talk about Bhutto who robbed Pakistan, Sorry I will not. I am very happy NS is back but I support his brother SS.
Extremism bugs me because the minut I think enemy is funding them it gives me stomech ache.Enemy funds them to destabilize Pakistan. As a Pakistani I can not take this. In other hand Extremists are misguided individuals.Muslim scholars should openly speak about this issue. Do not worry Pakistan is first for me.
Allah Bless Pakistan
Dear Mullah RE
You like to talk about extremism and Mullahs as the real problem, and it clearly is the biggest challenge facing Pakistan today, but I suspect you just raise it to divert attention from Musharraf, who is the real reason why the extremist problem is growing and not being solved.
Anyhow, I find it amusing that you actually act exactly like the Mullahs you say you do not like. They label anyone they disagree with an Islam’s enemy and non-Muslim and you label anyone you do not agree with as Pakistan’s enemy and enemy agent. You would make those Mullahs proud, sir.
Pejamistri
@ Only for others,
your shairi ke jawab mein :
Katwaty chalo, Bharwaty chalo, magar doosron ko
Marwatay chalo lutwatay chalo, magar Gharibon ko
ilawa Britodyion kay, sab baqion ko giratay chalo
Nicha dikhao Qaum ko apni, magar uthao doosron ko
Dery apnay jamalo tum, manzilon par doosron ki
Nikalo Gharon say desion ko,Abb manga’ao Goron ko
SecuIindia say p’ingain Barhalo tum abb aur taize
Gujarat kay balway mein marwaty reho musalmano ko