I'm not ignoring anything, you are. Nawaz Sharif left behind a poor economy, and only a couple years later it was flourishing under Musharraf, unlike any of Mian Saab's stints as PM. Also, Zardari and the PPP took over after Musharraf, not Nawaz Sharif & PML(N). His current stint does not include 2008 or 2009, which is when the economy really suffered (along with all other countries) due to global forces not under the Pakistani government's control. The figure I provided does include the downturn, and yet as a whole, Musharraf did better anyway. The rest of South Asia is doing very well right now, but PML(N) is unable to do the same, unlike under Musharraf.
MQM will always be there, right or wrong. Nawaz Sharif was no where close to "finishing it", nor would it have solved much. He recognized these facts and tried to work with them as much as he could, despite the difficulty, and Karachi flourished.
Musharraf did not "allow" the TTP to take place, it happened on its own. And he fought extremists throughout his tenure, perhaps more so than any other leader in Pakistan's history. Meanwhile, Nawaz Sharif waited until Peshawar to truly take action against the TTP.
You haven't responded to my main points with statistics and examples. I have answered all of yours, many of them two or three times already. If you don't like them, that is another matter.
I am not gonna repeat the same points that may have eluded you earlier.
As history shows, Pakistan was stable under the ruling of Nawaz Sharif in 90s. Nawaz Sharif left the stable Pakistan for you. Attacks in Pakistan were rare comparison to Pakistan under the ruling of Musharraf with the advent of the TTP and MQM flourishing, the attacks became normal routine. Later as he was forced to resign from the leadership, the economy was already suffered coupled with the constant attacks from TTP and MQM in Karachi and the rest of Pakistan. The damage was done, and it only prolonged as his successor, Zardari which Musharraf lets him out in exchange for protection deal. History doesn't lie.
Under Musharraf, TTP was born. Of course, he fought extremists throughout his tensure and more than any leaders, and that's why there was no military operation against TTP and why he fielded soft corner tactics for TTP and why he took action after International pressure forced him in regard to Lal Masjid. Nice joke. Thank for the laugh.
If Nawaz Sharif was really incompetent, there is no way he will be equipped to stabilize the economy of Pakistan never mind cleaning the mess left by Musharraf which you seem to ignore while the world actually agrees. Wake up and smell the coffee, Pakistan is back to the stable because of PMLN. Anyone who doesn't see is obviously blind as the constant excuse for Musharraf who fielded soft-corner tactics for MQM which resulted in disaster for Karachi. Again, thank to PMLN and its military operation against MQM, third times in a row, Karachi situation is getting back to the normal but for how long? That depends on the next coup.
The sad part is you are oblivious to the reality of MQM. There is no way i can even convince you the paramount of threat TTP possessed to Pakistan. Since, it only took the International pressure to force Musharraf to take action, otherwise, he would have been as he was, coward. Of course with the coward leader like Musharraf, TTP was bound to be born and MQM was bound to flourish.
PMLN was so close to finish MQM, why? Because MQM was menace. To the extent, peace initiative didn't work either. Hence, PMLN launched the military operation two times earlier attest to that. Musharraf allowed MQM to flourish and forever changed the fate of economical port, Karachi, for worse. Again, the blame goes to Musharraf who on the record begged to differ and argued against the military operation against MQM. Are you really that blind not to see this through?
