Why Nawaz Sharif’s daughter is being compared to a young Benazir Bhutto
A Chinese deputy minister singled out the rising lady of the Sharif household as an ideal guest to visit his country.
It has to be a landmark in the political journey of Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. A Chinese deputy minister in Pakistan kind of informally inaugurated her week when he singled out the rising lady of the Sharif household as an ideal guest to visit his country.
“We will be looking forward to welcoming Pakistan Muslim League-N’s delegation in China next year. We will be happy if you include your talented daughter Ms Maryam Nawaz in the visiting delegation.” Thus read the caption with a picture by the official APP news agency, which was duly carried by major papers here. Not just that, the image was quickly used to measure both the Chinese vision and Maryam Nawaz’s potential to best represent her country and in what capacities.It was all quite according to form. We have already decided that no one better understands what remedies we must adopt than our friends watching over us in China. It is now almost natural for them to pinpoint, in Pakistan’s interests, some of the directions we should take.This is not in any way to suggest that the brains of Beijing are ever negligent of their own interests. We have Pakistani ministers forever telling us that there are certain things – such as aspects to the CPEC – that cannot be forced upon the Chinese. We are told that ultimately it was their money and they obviously had a say in how they wanted it done, and what they wanted to do first.It can be said then that the honourable Vice Minister, Zheng Xiaosong, must have had an eye on the future when he urged the prime minister’s daughter to book a seat for herself among the PML-N delegation flying out to our current dreamland.It is remarkable just how fast Maryam Nawaz has travelled on the highway to where she is, or soon will be, compared to a young Benazir Bhutto travelling with her father to Shimla.
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