PML-N former PM Nawaz Sharif’s chartered flight dubbed ‘Umeed-e-Pakistan’ has departed for Pakistan after a delay of 1 hour and 22 minutes from Dubai.
The chartered flight comprises 164 people, who have travelled with him with the former leader and 16 seated in the business class.
The plane will land in Islamabad in 3 hours. Waiting to be greeted by thousands of his supporters who have travelled the country to greet him at Islamabad airport.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has claimed that it has set up 40,000 seats at the Greater Iqbal Park the venue for today’s public gathering.
PML-N ‘competent’ to take Pakistan out of present crisis: Nawaz
The PML-N supremo believes that his party is competent enough to take Pakistan out of the crisis that it is presently in.
Speaking ahead of the flight departure at Dubai airport, he held a short press conference stating … his party has the answers to the country’s crippling economic and inflation problems.
“We are competent enough to solve the country’s problems,” said Nawaz in the media talk before his departure at Dubai airport. He passed the remarks while mentioning his government’s achievements before when he was the prime minister.
Nawaz Shareef speaking ahead of his flight ‘Umeed-e-Pakistan’
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Returning to Pakistan after 4 years of exile
Nawaz Sharif’s homecoming might be an emotional moment for his diehard supporters, but elections are not won simply by an appeal to passion. Sharif knows this and he also knows he is returning without a clear and meaningful narrative.
The country is divided, the loyal fans of Imran Khan are wounded but not dead. They will disrupt and disturb his return, and target him as public enemy number 1.
In the past he was a leader who offered economic prosperity and he will invoke that sentiment when his plane lands. The country is crippled with inflation, the price of goods and supplies literally doubled in price overnight, during Imran Khans’ tenure.
Now he will be charged with rejuvenating the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and strengthening the rupee.
The promise of economic performance and the nostalgia for his 2013-2018 tenure is no longer as potent after the dismal performance of his party and its alliance in government after Imran Khan’s ouster through the vote of no confidence.
Nawaz Sharif has much to think about as he prepares for his return to his homeland. This is a pivotal moment for him and his party. How Sharif addresses the contradiction between what he wants and what his party does will decide the fate of their politics for the years to come.