21st century’s Nawaz Sharif is a super liberal secular. Extremist hurled a shoe at him for his liberal secular values. Ask Orya Maqbool Jan, Khadim Rizvi son or the local Mullah you know what Nawaz Sharif did for liberalism, secularism they will say what Nawaz Sharif did in his tenure others collectively couldn't do that. Here are the Liberal secular credentials of Nawaz govt.
Celebration of a Pakistani Hero
Nawaz led PMLN govt honoured the Nobel Laureate Pakistani hero by
naming
Quaid e Azam university’s physics department after Abdus Salam.
Nawaz led PMLN government hung Mumtaz Qadri by ignoring the intense pressure and threat of violence of Mullahs.
Progressive Legislation
Nawaz Sharif’s PMLN ruled Punjab govt
passed progressive women protection bill to ensure the unprecedented rights of women who are the victim of domestic violence, sexual and psychosocial abuse. Mullahs opposed that law.
Nawaz Sharif has done with Khatm e Nabuwat bill changes during PMLN govt.
https://nation.com.pk/22-Aug-2015/the-asghar-khan-case
Nawaz Sharif is not liberal, not secular and not even a fundamentalist. He is simply an opportunist who would be willing to carve out a Caliphate out of democracy or vice versa … depending upon what he gets in return.
I would say here Pakistan is caught between secularism and Theocracy because for 70 years we have created such bread Liberal Pakistanis believe the idea that Pakistan should be a theocratic state is dangerous and has been responsible for the rise of umpteen militant Islamist movements in the country. They say that Jinnah was a whisky-swigging, Western-educated liberal and had no desire to create an intolerant Islamic state. Progressive - mostly urbanite and educated - Pakistanis see their space further shrinking in the country, and the rise of Islamism in the country worries them tremendously. There's another kind of Molvies in the queue said Western Gulabi sharbat under 40% alcohol is Halal or Interest on house mortgage is Halal etc etc