I got confused; and I am sure many others would be thinking the same hence my questions for getting better understanding that when it’s said “someone” has given assurance of NRO (this word has been repeated countless times) then WHO is it? Is it a person, an institution, a Govt., a State ...who is that someone?
Also, what is NRO - what do we exactly mean when we use that word? We need to understand what does that actually mean when it’s used.
That’s why I requested
@PakSword and others using this word to gain better understanding so all of us are on the same page and can participate in the discussion while understanding the perspective and reference. He is extremely well informed and connected guy so it would benefit all of us here to discuss the issues with more clarity.
Now to your points noted above; I absolutely understand where you are coming from re the internal rift between Sharifs.
As you know Sharifs were three brothers, Late Abbas had been far removed from politics except for once he contested elections which were actually selection
, this stands pretty much very much true for their current generations and offspring of Late Abbas are not into politics and most suave amongst the entire family. Nawaz's son in London has psychiatric issues after Musharraf's coup and he was so against coming to Pakistan; that he categorically stated that even if he is killed he would prefer that over going back to Pakistan, this leaves Nawaz very few options other than Maryam to hold his family's fort against comparatively much more able leadership and grass root level understanding of politics of Hamza.
Nawaz was 100% sure that he will not be disqualified and from the position of strength will install Maryam as his true heir but this SCP bench threw wrench into his plans and he honestly got caught off guard and now he is "negotiating" within his family from a position of weakness.
I wrote extensively what had happened in the family at Jati Umra as well their residences in Model Town and how sour the relations were where even bhateja did not listen to remain under shadow of Maryam for NA-120, for which Maryam was defecto CM as Shahbaz left the race open for Maryam to fight, hence control room architects were Rana Maqbool as well son (who is also a DMG officer) of ex PS to Nawaz in 1993.
Shahbaz is trying his utmost to remain out of it, he is a changed man now; SS of 1988 - 93 was ruthless and extremely competitive he was launched to destroy Chaudhries of Gujrat as Nawaz feared when he will go to Fed there will be vaccuum in Punjab and it will be filled by Parvez Elahi as Ch Shujaat was in Fed and in 1990 Parvez was promised CM Punjab slot after elections, but they won the selection yes...selection, they ditched and offered speakership to Parvez Elahi and that started the first official fight within PMLN. Similar offer was made to Ch Iftikhar to be made President of Pakistan and he fell for it; and now you can see his situation
Coming back to Shahbaz.......ever since SS has been diagnosed with spinal cord cancer, he is totally different person now; I can say that on authority as I have known him pre and post this dreadful disease and he is not even 10% of what he was in 1988-93.
Now; it’s a later second generation (and SS has to not only contend with his very ambitious son but his extra commanding second (let’s call that) wife.
Nawaz has his kitchen cabinet (we all know who those are) and Shahbaz has his own (we all know that too). Plus there are we term as Kings Party Members who win on their own strength, Party ticket doesn’t matter to them.
Shahbaz knows that if the handing over of leadership from
Nawaz is not on friendly terms he will be done. He is not the poster boy/girl of PMLN, Maryam has become that to very slight degree and that’s not sitting well with Shahbaz’s family.
I have to run somewhere ......so I’ll leave it at this .....will post layers
Excuse my typos as I have typed it on my phone (well.....as usual) and in time crunch....until next time .....