If you see, today Shahbaz Sharif is running the country’s politics. He is not only the Prime Minister but also holds the driving seat in the political arena. That is why the founder of Tehreek-e-Insaf also criticizes him severely. In today’s column, we will review the ongoing political battle between the founder of Tehreek-e-Insaf and Shehbaz Sharif since 2018. We will see how both have defeated each other in the political arena. Who wins and who loses?
Here it is important to understand that till 2018 the politics of Pakistan Muslim League (N) was not in the hands of Shehbaz Sharif. He was certainly the Chief Minister of Punjab, but he did not have much involvement in the politics of the Centre. He was consulted but he was far from the center and often came to know after much work had been done. But in the 2018 elections, when Mian Nawaz Sharif was ineligible and could not even run an election campaign, the reins of Pakistan Muslim League (N) came into the hands of Shehbaz Sharif.
Now it is known to all that Shahbaz Sharif was the first priority of the establishment even during the 2018 elections. The founder of Tehreek-e-Insaaf must have been the first priority at that time, but it was not the case. Negotiations were also held with him on government formation, but nothing could be done. He refused to leave Mian Nawaz Sharif’s side. Which I think today was the right decision. Shehbaz Sharif kicked the power in front of the plate.
The founder of Tehreek-e-Insaaf knew that before him the power had knocked on the door of Shehbaz Sharif. After their refusal, the power has been given to them. He is taking the power left by Shahbaz Sharif. That is why from 2018, the beginning of a big political war between Shahbaz Sharif and the founder of Tehreek-e-Insaaf is seen. The founder of Tehreek-e-Insaf who assumed power after Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification. He made the first arrest of Shahbaz Sharif as soon as he became the Prime Minister.
The founder of Tehreek-e-Insaf did not accept Shehbaz Sharif as the leader of the opposition. The founder of Tehreek-e-Insaf knew that Shahbaz Sharif as the leader of the opposition was more dangerous for them. Therefore, the founder of Tehreek-e-Insaf started working on minusing Shahbaz Sharif and his family. Hamza Shehbaz was arrested, cases were made against Salman Shehbaz and even cases were made against the daughters of Shehbaz Sharif. The whole effort was to reduce and crush Shahbaz Sharif.
Shahbaz Sharif’s production orders were not issued even though he was the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly. The founder of Tehreek-e-Insaaf knew that when Shahbaz Sharif stands in the National Assembly and calls for a contract economy, he is not talking about the contract economy to the establishment, but to the establishment that the solution to Pakistan’s problems lies in the contract economy and Shahbaz Sharif’s talk is there. It was being heard and understood. This was adding to the trouble of the founding Tehreek-e-Insaaf.
The founder of Tehreek-e-Insaf thought that he had made the PML-G and the establishment fight in such a way that peace would not be possible for generations. But Shahbaz Sharif was turning the war into peace day by day. That is why Shahbaz Sharif was repeatedly arrested for disturbing the founder Tehreek-e-Insaf with the politics of reconciliation. The founder of Tehreek-e-Insaf was actually afraid of Shahbaz Sharif.
Then Shahbaz Sharif turned the game around, Shahbaz Sharif took away power from the founder Tehreek-e-Insaf just as the founder Tehreek-e-Insaf took power from the PML-N. Similarly, Shahbaz Sharif snatched power from the founder of Tehreek-e-Insaaf. You see, since the no-confidence motion, Shahbaz Sharif has defeated the founding Tehreek-e-Insaf on every front. The founder of Tehreek-e-Insaaf believed that if he resigned from the National Assembly, Shahbaz Sharif would not be able to run the government, the system would collapse.
Shahbaz Sharif made the resignations of Tehreek-e-Insaf a noose around his neck. Later, Tehreek-e-Insaf and the founder of Tehreek-e-Insaf kept begging to withdraw the resignation, petitioning the courts that we want to return, but Shahbaz Sharif also closed the doors of the return.
In the opinion of political analysts, the biggest problem of Tehreek-e-Insaaf is that they do not have Shahbaz Sharif to take the party out of difficulties. Who can turn a losing game into a winning one. Even after denying the power, he brought the power back to the house. Until today, in the political battle between Shahbaz Sharif and the founder of Tehreek-e-Insaf, which started in 2018, Shahbaz Sharif has defeated the founder of Tehreek-e-Insaf at every opportunity. That is why the statements of the founder of Tehreek-e-Insaf are more poisonous for Shahbaz Sharif today.
