Does Pakistan have any politicians?

Newspapers, have said that the Supreme Court ruling allowing Nawaz Sharif and his family to return to Pakistan has dealt a blow to President Pervez Musharraf's efforts to hold on to power. [Mirror.co.uk]

If Nawaz Sharif had gotten on a plane within minutes of the judgment, and landed on Pakistani soil ASAP, he would have turned the table once and forever. But unfortunately, none of our politicians have the acumen to be politicians. Not that I'm a great fan of Late Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, but I must admit, he was probably the last, and one of the few, politicians, Pakistan has ever seen. And it's no wonder, that his popularity is still the steam his daugher Ms. Benazir Bhutto is still riding on.

It is no secret that most of our present day politicians are a creation not of an ideology, or a struggle, but of a force which has propped them up to achieve other goals. One of the few politicians who seems to have the courage to admit his mistakes and say things as they are is Mr. Sheikh Rashid. While talking to him online, just the other day, I was shocked to hear him sound so terribly disappointed with the sate of affairs in Pakistan. But it gave me courage and hope that if we keep on admitting that there is a problem, we will one day find a solution.



It is interesting that there has been no significant comment from the Pakistan People's Party quarters on this "landmark" judgment.