Is Nawaz Sharif marganilized by Musharraf?

It was May 13, 2006. A day before Nawaz Sharif and late Benazir Bhutto were going to sign Charter of Democracy; a historic document, equated by some to The Magna Carta.

The ceremony could run into problems, as a few members of PML-N team showed reservation in signing it at the residence of Rehman Malik-the ex-chief of FIA who had maltreated the late Mian Sahib. When the problem was brought to the notice of Nawaz Sharif, he thought for long time looking pensively into the faces of those sitting around him. There was complete silence in the room. Syed Ghaus Ali Shah’s face was blank, while all the others looked somber. I turned my face to look at Nawaz Sharif again, he was still thinking.

Then, he moved in his chair with slight unease. ‘We should sign it no matter where the place is. It’s an historic document and our personal feelings should not come in the way of this noble cause’.

I looked at him and realized in that moment he was one of the most misunderstood persons. His enemies called him a man with no vision or foresight. They ranked him an ordinary politician who got luck by becoming the prime minister twice. Contrarily, his colleagues respected him for taking difficult decisions at appropriate times. His friends loved him for keeping simplified social dignity. They saw a man with unmistaken ‘Haya’ in his eyes and respect for others. The decision he took there was far from simple politically. He kept his feelings distant when he took that decision. More..