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Upon hearing the news, former American president Barack Obama remarked, “If I can win a peace prize while bombing thousands each year then why not him?” </p><p class="">“Why not him?” — a question the electoral pool has asked itself for 30 years.</p><p class="">“Why not him?” — the same dreaded words Pakistani parents say before rushing their daughters into an arranged marriage.</p><p class="">My relationship with Sharif is much like my relationship with my wife: it was arranged for me by her Islamic father, we both had little choice in the matter. </p><p class="">He may not have mass popularity, or any popularity, but Sharif is the hero we got. He may not look the part, he may not even be the hero we need, but he is the hero we deserve. He is not a superhero by any stretch of the imagination. Superheroes are a rarity in Pakistan in any case. The one we have, we use to sell soaps to children. </p><p class="">Just by reading his name you’ll know Sharif is a man who revels in the path of forbearance, fear and abstinence. If he wins he is a warrior, and if he loses he is what we call anyone who dies in the public eye in Pakistan: a shaheed. The great irony of Pakistan is that everybody wants to be a shaheed but nobody wants to die for it.</p><p class="">A Sharif in hand is worth two Georges in the Bush. America has repeatedly shown the perils of a trigger-happy president, they have never learned from their mistakes but the world can do better. Pakistan has gone a step further by electing a trigger-averse prime minister. Not only does he not want Pakistan to go to war, but he does not want any country to go to war. In this global conflict, Sharif is the little kid holding a lollipop asking the other children bent upon fighting, “Why can’t we be friends?”</p><p class="">As a Pakistani, Nawaz Sharif knows exactly what he needed to do when his business-family-refuge-providing friends started a war with his letter-writing-money-giving friends; the answer is nothing. </p><p class="">Think about it, we would never have war if everybody does nothing. If you just wait long enough to be rescued then eventually the war will end and you will be saved. He may not have Rapunzel’s hair but Sharif has always been rescued from the tower when all hope seemed lost — usually by a Qatari prince, or a Saudi prince, or a chocolate prince biscuit; even a princess has to eat. </p><p class="">Much like a man considering two marriage proposals at once, Sharif was equally non-committal when Saudi King Salman messaged him saying, “You up?” In an interesting twist of fate, Sharif is not even responding to the letters written to him by the Qataris. He was going to respond to the letter but he stopped because he thought writing “<em>Faqat aap ka dost</em>” at the end would be taking a clear position.</p><p class="">Despite the hate, the Twitter insults and the barrage of memes, Sharif has showed that he has staying power and he might be on the verge of global recognition for his ability to look busy, do nothing. It remains to be seen whether Maryam Nawaz will write his Nobel acceptance speech in a series of 140 character tweets or Shahbaz Sharif will hide in the rostrum and act like a live teleprompter. </p><p class="">Upon hearing of his nomination, Sharif sent a cheque to the Nobel committee to buy the prize. He followed it up by sending a letter to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia expressing the special place the country has in the hearts of Pakistanis and reaffirmed his strong commitment to the Kingdom. He changed “Saudi Arabia” to “Qatar” and then sent the same letter to Qatar. It is not plagiarism if you are copying yourself. </p><p class="">All Nawaz Sharif now needs to do is to avoid the five-member Qatar delegation that has come to Pakistan — his ministers have advised him to turn off all the lights at his house to make it seem like he’s not home. 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<div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Anas</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-17T20:06:59+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-17T20:06:59+05:00">Jul 17, 2017 08:06pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>Nice read, but what a farce this has come out to become</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26273">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26273">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26274"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Zunaira Abbbas</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-17T20:10:55+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-17T20:10:55+05:00">Jul 17, 2017 08:10pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>What a fantastic, realistic and humorous piece of writing. I was amused and sad at the same time by the bitter truths.</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26274">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26274">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26281"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">El Cid</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T02:26:12+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T02:26:12+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 02:26am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>Well written piece. And I'd say, if Malala then why not Nawaz.</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26281">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26281">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26283"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">monier</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T08:11:27+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T08:11:27+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 08:11am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>Quite hilarious descriptions</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26283">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26283">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26284"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Abdul Haseeb Chaudhry</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T08:20:48+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T08:20:48+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 08:20am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>haha, what a joke</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26284">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26284">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26285"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Rabia</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T08:36:20+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T08:36:20+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 08:36am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>he's in good company! Trump was just nominated for the best hairstyle</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26285">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26285">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26287"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">citizen</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T08:53:49+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T08:53:49+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 08:53am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>Mian saheb deserves..he is the only prime minister of a country having business relationship all the gulf sheikdoms and many key western allies..He is the only person, can authoritatively speak with saudi king and Qatar ruler !!</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26287">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26287">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26288"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Ahmed naseer</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T09:10:31+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T09:10:31+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 09:10am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH BETTER</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26288">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26288">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26289"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">benish</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T09:19:38+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T09:19:38+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 09:19am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>That was too good. I really enjoyed the line "My relationship with Sharif is much like my relationship with my wife: it was arranged for me by her Islamic father, we both had little choice in the matter." Great Satire.</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26289">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26289">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26290"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Singh</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T09:52:28+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T09:52:28+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 09:52am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>As an Indian critic watching Pakistan for the last few decades, I must admit, Nawaz Shareef contributed most to the development Pakistan economy. Previous regimes were just eye wash. They were playing with figures.</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26290">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26290">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26293"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Hymn</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T10:02:42+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T10:02:42+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 10:02am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>Great!</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26293">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26293">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26295"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Pankaj Jaju</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T10:16:46+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T10:16:46+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 10:16am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>Nice, witty piece.</p> <p>I love some of the works that gets published in the Dawn, every now and then.</p> <p>Kudos!</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26295">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26295">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26296"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Khurram</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T10:23:42+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T10:23:42+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 10:23am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>LOL Hilarious</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26296">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26296">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26299"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Mano</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T10:46:48+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T10:46:48+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 10:46am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>WHAT A JOKE this article is! Stop projecting positive images of criminals.</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26299">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26299">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26300"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">tariq</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T10:53:55+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T10:53:55+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 10:53am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>Under the given circumstances Nawaz Sharief is still the best option for Pakistan</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26300">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26300">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26301"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Rabia Irshad</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T11:17:53+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T11:17:53+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 11:17am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>Excellent piece!</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26301">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26301">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26303"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Abdul</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T11:25:45+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T11:25:45+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 11:25am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>What ever you say, Nawaz Sharif is the best thing happened to this country since Jinnah.</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26303">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26303">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26304"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Osayed Rehman</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T11:37:17+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T11:37:17+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 11:37am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>Brilliant!! Laughed my heart out!</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26304">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26304">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26305"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Raj</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T11:43:52+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T11:43:52+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 11:43am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>Kudos! Wonderfully written with a realistic approach</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26305">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26305">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26308"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">MAH</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T11:49:52+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T11:49:52+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 11:49am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>spot on! "...but Sharif is the hero we got. He may not look the part, he may not even be the hero we need, but he is the hero we deserve"</p> <p>I have actually come across some people who love to vote for him, and they don't see anything wrong in earning money by illegal means.</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26308">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26308">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26309"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Ali</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T12:00:29+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T12:00:29+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 12:00pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>A big reality,described in a funny way. Nice</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26309">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26309">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26312"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">a.ahmad</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T12:09:19+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T12:09:19+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 12:09pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>Sir,you have let the truth be public. Shukran</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26312">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26312">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26313"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">mangoman</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T12:14:28+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T12:14:28+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 12:14pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>Nice nice.</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26313">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26313">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26314"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Sarin Peter</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T12:49:35+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T12:49:35+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 12:49pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>You made my day.... the writer is an absolute talent.</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26314">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26314">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26315"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Wellwisher</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T12:57:04+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T12:57:04+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 12:57pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>Well written. N. Modi also deserves Nobel I mean a satire</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26315">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26315">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26316"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Nagaraja</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T12:59:57+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T12:59:57+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 12:59pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>@Ahmed naseer pl type out the better.</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26316">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26316">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26317"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">AAFAAQ ALI kHAN</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T13:07:32+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T13:07:32+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 01:07pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>@Abdul Patwari Spotted</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26317">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26317">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26319"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">alison burgers</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T13:35:32+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T13:35:32+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 01:35pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>Witty and a very nice read!</p> <p>The last para sums it all!</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26319">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26319">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26323"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Nasir</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T14:12:41+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T14:12:41+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 02:12pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>What a joke</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26323">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26323">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26332"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Arsalan</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T16:07:25+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T16:07:25+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 04:07pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>My congrats on the nomination & a hope u keep up with the good policies that ate very much in favour for our beloved country, but u cud still do a lot better so plz do try and don't loose hope in the country aswel as our nation, our nation has suffered a lot through the last ruling PPP lead by Mr Asif and also suffered much greatly under military rule a d still in KPK is suffering cause of a mannerless, shameless and a so called leader who's financed by his Party sec JT & in return gets all of da big money making tenders in KPK. I agree with the fact of illegal money making has been made by all parties & Mr Asif made the most but this is also a fact that PM Mr Nawaz has been working a lot better than BOTH ur counter parts PPP & PTI and ur policies both for country's Internal & Internationally & Foreign policies have been working very well for our country but as I said before u can do a lot better. As for the other two parties & their so called leaders they wud never care 4 our country</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26332">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26332">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26335"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Sane</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T16:49:25+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T16:49:25+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 04:49pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>Made my day</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26335">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26335">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26340"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">syed jaffar Abbas</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T18:10:22+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T18:10:22+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 06:10pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>Surprising to go to such extent.</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26340">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26340">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26351"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Badar</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T21:54:30+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T21:54:30+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 09:54pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>Among the best satires you ever wrote. Facts made it even more entertaining.</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26351">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26351">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26352"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">naveed Tariq</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-18T22:07:43+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-18T22:07:43+05:00">Jul 18, 2017 10:07pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>very impressive, humorous and full of enjoy piece of writing. i have been laughing for one hour after reading. i have read it 5 time but every time it amuse me.</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26352">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26352">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26358"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Muzaffar Ali</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-19T01:24:25+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-19T01:24:25+05:00">Jul 19, 2017 01:24am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>@Singh You must be joking Mr Singh? No clean water, no electricity, no health care, no sanitation....you call this progress? (just a partial list)</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26358">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26358">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26359"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Muzaffar Ali</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-19T01:26:15+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-19T01:26:15+05:00">Jul 19, 2017 01:26am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>Excellent article about a "do nothing" "status quo" Prime Minister.</p> <p>When nothing changes, Nothing changes!</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26359">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26359">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26360"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Nadeem</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-19T04:51:55+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-19T04:51:55+05:00">Jul 19, 2017 04:51am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>He definitely deserves because even though there is too much criticism upon not speaking against our arch rival India,he just keep quiet patiently</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26360">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26360">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26362"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">vorshal</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-19T05:28:20+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-19T05:28:20+05:00">Jul 19, 2017 05:28am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>This is great! Hilarious! Very well written. </p> <p>I am sure the PM would have enjoyed it too!!</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26362">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26362">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26364"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Taimur Khan</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-19T06:39:13+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-19T06:39:13+05:00">Jul 19, 2017 06:39am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>To say the least, the writeup is in bad taste. We can accuse NS for many shortcomings in terms of dynamism and charisma, but his contributions in certain areas cannot be denied. Satire must also be based on some bit of reality. Slander is not humour!</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26364">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26364">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26372"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Muddassir saleem </span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-19T11:10:55+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-19T11:10:55+05:00">Jul 19, 2017 11:10am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>A best Sarcastic Reading , Take a Bow . Excellent !</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26372">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26372">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26374"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Adnan</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-19T11:25:56+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-19T11:25:56+05:00">Jul 19, 2017 11:25am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>@Abdul</p> <p>Oh My God.</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26374">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26374">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26418"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">MMunir</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-20T11:09:29+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-20T11:09:29+05:00">Jul 20, 2017 11:09am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>@Singh That is true Dear Singh.</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26418">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26418">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26427"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Sajid sajjad abbasi</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-20T12:20:38+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-20T12:20:38+05:00">Jul 20, 2017 12:20pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>Excellent.</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26427">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26427">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26518"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Desh bandhu Chopra</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-21T11:00:16+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-21T11:00:16+05:00">Jul 21, 2017 11:00am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>Satire with a punch. Kudos to the writer.</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26518">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26518">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26528"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">azhar</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-22T04:36:15+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-22T04:36:15+05:00">Jul 22, 2017 04:36am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>Love this article.</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26528">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26528">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="26536"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Adnan</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-07-23T09:53:59+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-07-23T09:53:59+05:00">Jul 23, 2017 09:53am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>@Mano everyone has good and bad side</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26536">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-26536">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="27062"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Seth sarwar</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2017-08-17T16:54:56+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-08-17T16:54:56+05:00">Aug 17, 2017 04:54pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body clearfix"><p>Not really there is much truth in the article. If Shareef gets Nobel peace prize, it will be honor for Pakistan. We Pakistanis are known for personnel ego we raise a person to all heights and than pull the carpet.</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1153810/up-27062">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1153810/up-27062">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  </section> </div>  </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </main> <aside class="pb-4">  <section class="widget theme widget-adsense widget--transparent border--bottom mb-0" data-type="adsense" data-id="27"> <div class="widget__container "> <h2 class="widget__container__title text--red text--italic text--400 size-six"><span>Desk Mrec Top</span></h2> <div class="widget__container__body ">  <div class="ad " aria-hidden="true"> <div class="js-ad clearfix" style="text-align:center;margin:0 auto;overflow:hidden;max-width:300px;max-height:250px"> <div class="radWrapper ad__wrapper"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1455520357400-3" class="ad__wrapper__slot" style="width:300px;height:250px"> <script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1455520357400-3'); 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