Mian Nawaz Sharif: Why was I removed? Why was I Removed? Why, after all, was I removed?

Nawaz Sharif is so fortunate that his worst political enemy, Imran Khan is currently disqualified from politics and is in jail, entangled in numerous cases like an octopus.

Nawaz Sharif himself is a ‘S-elected’ member of the National Assembly. His younger brother has been appointed Prime Minister for the second time. His ‘Samdhee’ most loving Ishaq Dar is the Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and informal Finance Minister, all in one.

His daughter is the Chief Minister of the largest province, and Nawaz Sharif is the supreme leader of the ruling party.

Despite all this, instead of being happy, satisfied, and content with what he has achieved, he is more saddened than ever before.

No comfort in the world can lessen his sorrow over questions like, “Why was I removed all three times?” “What was my fault?”

“Why didn’t the nation come out against those who removed me?”

“Didn’t I build motorways? Didn’t I conduct nuclear tests? Didn’t I start major economic development projects? Then why was I removed?”

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“When will those generals and judges be held accountable who removed me? Why was I removed? Why was I removed? Why, after all, was I removed?”

Shaukat, a great misfortune has befallen us

We remained, but our era has passed. 

At this stage of his life, Nawaz Sharif prefers to dwell in the past rather than come to terms with the present, often feeling sorry for himself.

Gradually, his memory has become selective. He forgets all the compromises he made, the people he stepped on to climb up, and those who pulled him up, as well as those who repeatedly pulled the ladder away. These very actions helped him navigate legal, political, and electoral challenges.

He remembers nothing except “me and myself,” which sticks in his mind like a thorn, causing constant discomfort.

You can find a few smiling pictures of any Prime Minister on the internet, but try finding a genuinely happy picture of Nawaz Sharif. Even his smiles, seem forced and unnatural.

Even when Nawaz Sharif was powerful, he never found a good army chief or a good judge among his appointees. Today, even as he has become a political bystander, he still dwells on 1993, 1999, 2015, and 2018, but does not mention the ‘selection’ and ‘restoration’ of the Sharif family in the February 8, 2024 election.

By Mr. Wusat Ullah Khan (This article appeared in Urdu in BBC Urdu)