Sir,
Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan’s beleaguered former Prime Minister, is making headlines due to his speeches. Since his unceremonious exit as Prime Minister by the establishment controlled Supreme Court of Pakistan his fortunes are in a continuous downward spiral. Shortly after his disqualification as Prime Minister, he was also disqualified as president of Pakistan’s largest political party PLM (N). Further, this judicial assault is not restricted to Nawaz Sharif alone. Two federal ministers of PLM (N), former Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif and former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, have been disqualified by the Supreme Court. Both of them are considered very close to Nawaz Sharif.
Rattled by the unfolding chain of events, Nawaz Sharif started targeting judiciary for acting as proxy of the country’s powerful military establishment. His comments that a bunch of few can’t be allowed to rule the country of 200 million was aimed at the military establishment and judiciary. He also accused the military and judiciary of conspiring against him and declared that he wasn’t afraid of them. The latest and the most controversial comment came last week where he indirectly accused the Pakistani military establishment of plotting the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and halting its trial in Pakistan. This statement seems to have provided enough fodder to the media and his political opponents to set the tone for the coming Parliamentary elections scheduled to be held in the month of July this year.
One wonders why Nawaz Sharif is antagonizing the powerful military establishment when he is aware that he has been sent packing by the military not once but thrice.
Perhaps he wants to shift the narrative from being a disgraced Prime Minister to a victim who has been punished for speaking up for the interests of his own people against the powerful forces of the establishment.
Yours etc…..
Rohit Hangloo
Barnai, Jammu
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