President with Absconder

A front page picture in an English daily showed President Mamnoon Hussain – on visit to UK – hugging Hussain Nawaz when he visited Harley Street Clinic to inquire after the health of ailing Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, wife of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.

Looking at the picture the first thought that came to my mind was, “Bravo, the President of Pakistan had himself grabbed hold of a proclaimed absconder, whom the Pak LEAs had failed to apprehend”.  But no, it wasn’t so as the president soon clarified that “he even today stood by the Sharifs”.

May be the President of Pakistan didn’t know that the Sharifs were cons and a “wanted” clan now and that the avowed highest authority of a country and the  protector of the constitution should have no truck with them – in fact should not be seen in their company.  But I suppose ; 

Siyyan bahey Kotwal humein dar kahey ka?

Col. Syed Riaz Jafri (Retd)