House of Sharif - From Amritsar Heera Mandi to Pakistan's top political office

[maverick1977]

Read and cry at how unfortunate this nation is.

Descendants of flower sellers outside brothels of Amritsar have been our leaders for decades. They are so powerful now that courts and military cant do sh*t about them. In fact they get their cut.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1576690661528457218

Nawaz Sharif awalys wanted to subjugate and buy everyone through money, finally he is able to do so.

 

[HAIDER]

I’d agree with you but Zia was the only gernail that realized his mistakes and ended up getting killed for it.

It’s not even about tribe man. If an Arain is a thief, I’d call him out but when Zia died, his bank account had 35k rupees in it. He didn’t even own a house but was living in a rented house.

I think his intentions for Pakistan were noble, but he was duped.

My nani was distant cousin of his wife.

He wrote his death warrant the day he announced himself " amer ul momineen" for the rest of his life in the Emarate e Pakistan.

Nawaz Sharif awalys wanted to subjugate and buy everyone through money, finally he is able to do so.

What do you expect after reading his family line ... now he say in public .... ab ma nazaryati ho gaya hon .......... nazaryati my arse .... He ruined every govt department..

 

[lastofthepatriots]

He wrote his death warrant the day he announced himself " amer ul momineen" for the rest of his life in the Emarate e Pakistan.


What do you expect after reading his family line ... now he say in public .... ab ma nazaryati ho gaya hon .......... nazaryati my arse .... He ruined every govt department..

Some things are worth dying for like Islam.

 

[HAIDER]

Some things are worth dying for like Islam.

Well, US gratefully requested him that now Afghan war is over, his job is done. Now call for the general election, because political parties' opinion about US in Pakistan starts getting a negative rating and supporting a dictatorship.....

 

[Maula Jatt]

Some things are worth dying for like Islam.

Nawaz Sharif (yes people around him called him amir ul momineen afair) and pretty much every other politcal figure of Pakistan used Islam to shore up support

At this point people should stop falling for it and instead look at fundamental, on the ground changes

To judge their leaders

 

[IceCold]

GHQ has always been full of MCs, that ruined this country through constant meddling and political engineering.

 

[Silverblaze]

We must face facts. All these characters introduced post Ayub Khan wanted to retain power and for that they needed money hence the corrupt dynastic politics. Even this is acceptable if they really had brought some reforms in the country which they didnt.

We might blame Ayub Khan for numerous things and he was power hungry too which is a Pakistani elite's trait, but he was the only one to introduce some reforms and made critical economic infrastructure which is what was and is needed.

After him nothing happened. Nothing really in Bhutto, Zia's or others' eras. There was a study done that had Ayubs policies continued, West Pakistan's nominal GDP despite 65 war would have been over a trillion dollar which means Pakistan would have been more than 3 times more productive to say the least.

Hypothetical, but it is true. We are now stuck with characters who want to rule to do business with no vision.

Junejo was an honest man,

A leaf from history: Junejo satisfied over US response​

Shaikh Aziz Published November 1, 2015




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Mohammed Khan Junejo taking oath as prime minister on March 23, 1985 soothed some anxieties in the minds of the democratic forces, yet martial law was not lifted for which they had to wait till December 30 — the date proposed by General Ziaul Haq for lifting martial law — which was by then the longest in the country’s history. Though the general had pledged 90 days, it took him more than eight years to fulfil his promise. On Dec 30, the president addressed the Assembly and announced the lifting of martial law. This was the only fulfilled promise out of the many that the general had made.
In the background of events of the last eight years, lifting of martial law and return to democracy (in whatever form it was restored) was a welcome development, but doubts persisted in the House and outside: Gen Zia was still the President and Chief of Army Staff, armed with a draconian law i.e. Article 58 (2) b. The fears proved to be true when Junejo’s government was dismissed later. In his address, Gen Zia spoke about various aspects of governance he had learnt during his dictatorial rule, and asked the members to retain their independent character. Prime Minister Mohammad Khan Junejo in his address called upon the members to create unity so that a democratic system could take firm roots.
Many had thought that Mohammad Khan Junejo, after being appointed prime minster, would act in a manner typical of a feudal lord as he belonged to the feudal class. However, Junejo’s approach and dignified attitude proved them wrong.
He was a man of integrity and clean politics, and a democratic person; he had entered politics at the age of 22, influenced by his family which had been in local politics for long. As a young man, Mohammad Khan Junejo had a broader vision and, unlike politicians belonging to the feudal class, he wanted to be a reformer and pioneer of social change. He had joined Pakistan Muslim League, a party to which he continued his association till his last. In the 1960s he had held important portfolios under Ayub Khan and served with honesty — a virtue rarely found in Pakistan’s political culture.

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Washington secures assurance on nuclear arms and Afghan issue​

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Much later, when Gen Zia visited Pir Pagara, whom he considered his spiritual mentor, to discuss the future premier, Junejo’s name was on his list along with one other name. Pir Sahib frankly told the general that if the prime minister had to be from Sindh, it would be his man, thus Junejo became his final choice.
From the first handshake Gen Zia felt the difference. Mohammad Khan Junejo asked for everything he felt was for a prime minister, including the Falcon, the aircraft Bhutto used for his official visits. By taking over ministries of defence and foreign affairs, Junejo made it clear to the president that he wanted to make democracy a functional mode of governance. He even made it clear to the foreign office that foreign visits were not the task of the president but the prime minister and virtually had many foreign visits cancelled which were to be undertaken by Gen Zia.
In this regard, the US visit presented Junejo a great opportunity to prove his statesmanship. The US government was looking forward to new vistas of talks and mutual cooperation for its own agenda. On July 14, 1986 Junejo led a team of officials and experts on various subjects to the US.
After receiving a state welcome, Prime Minister Junejo and President Reagan had a detailed discussion. At the State reception in the White House, Reagan announced that his conversation with Junejo was upbeat, cordial and productive.
The US government wanted an understanding on two other important issues which were accomplished as desired. Junejo made it clear that Pakistan did not have any nuclear devices but wanted to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. More pertinent expression came at the State dinner where Prime Minister Junejo said that Pakistan had offered many ideas to solve this issue. Most important being that Pakistan was prepared to renounce all nuclear weapons in the region if India also did the same. Since the US was aware the Indian stance on nuclear issues therefore Junejo’s approach was appreciated.
His week-long visit was quite hectic. Talks were held on important issues, including Afghanistan and Pakistan’s role in ousting the Russians being of the central importance; perhaps the US government wanted to show that its first priority was the establishment of a civilian government in Pakistan. In a diplomatic manner Junejo made it clear to President Reagan that the ties needed two-way system which was accepted without reservation. In the light of past experience, the US wanted an assurance that Junejo government would not take any such decision which could hurt US-Pakistan ties. The most important achievement was the US support for Junejo government and emphasis on strengthening of ties even after the anti-Russian operation, including economic assistance that had been affected by war in Afghanistan and the expenses to retain millions of Afghan refugees.
Apart from a major meeting between Junejo and Reagan, many other meetings were held by officials from both sides to sort out development programmes and assistance, and the drug route through Pakistan, which he clarified, was the result of the Afghanistan issue and Pakistan was the worst victim.
On its return, the Pakistani team appeared satisfied. Gen Zia who was following the visit in detail was not happy to find Junejo triumphant and could not help making a sarcastic remark: “Ye daura kahin us ka sar na ghumaday.” (Hopefully this visit would not get to his head). No doubt Junejo had made a calculated visit for political gains but perhaps he had forgotten the Eighth Amendment which was still there. And the general’s reaction was evident when he remarked that someone should tell him that he could no longer stay as prime minister till he earned the generals’ support.

See this is the problem even Zia's own puppet PM could not satisfy him and he began to remove him.
No wonder hindutvadis took siachen when President Zia was busy in political engineering.

This is why I have respect for Ayub. He directly ruled as a president and removed the post of PM altogether. Every time a General as president appoints a puppet PM nothing gets done because the general wants the PM to take the blame while the PM demands more power.

 

[newb3e]

imagine you a soldier of a professional army and your job is to protect a fking pimp! thats Lumber 1 for you!

 

[lastofthepatriots]

Nawaz Sharif (yes people around him called him amir ul momineen afair) and pretty much every other politcal figure of Pakistan used Islam to shore up support

At this point people should stop falling for it and instead look at fundamental, on the ground changes

To judge their leaders

Ask anyone that lived during Zia’s rule how Pakistan was at the time.

You could walk on any street in Karachi at 3 am without a care in the world.

Anyways, I want to end the topic on him here. I don’t want to speak on the dead.

 

[AZMwi]

the army is responsible for bringing this corrupt family into power.

 

[Crimson Blue]

Can we make it a sticky thread?

 

[General Dong]

would love to have those tweets translated into punjabi or urdu, better yet a small documentary made to then forward it to braindead patwaris friends and family. Everyone should now the history of Nawaz

 

[SaadH]

Every general who ruled us had been as as*hole. Musharraf was no less. For him, corruption meant nothing other than blackmailing tool. Current COAS is cast in the same mould as Musharraf. Both have facilitated NRO.

People still go gaga over Mushy forgetting or ignoring the fact that he gave out the mother of all NRO's and singlehandedly resurrected Bhutto/Zardari and Sharif clans.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Heard Nawaz Famly were Dancers on street with Bandar and DugDogiya

 

[Goritoes]

If Zia was alive today, he would have been the first person in favor of hanging these thieves.

If Zia would've been alive today, we wouldn't have a country... He was a nut job, he would've turned Pakistan into worse than Afghanistan.