YEH KOI RAAZ NAHIN THA ke 2019 mein Nawaz Sharif ko achanak hospital mein dakhil karaye jane aur phir un ke mulk se rawana ho jane ke baad se PML(N) ki senior qiyadat ko khala ne gher rakha tha, aur PML(N) darasl apne hi naam lewa ke baghair, balke kisi samt ke baghair bhi, chal rahi thi. The Thursday Times ne in pesh rafton par baat ki thi, khaas taur par 2023 ke aakhir tak Nawaz Sharif ki mumkina wapsi ki tawaqqo mein. Is dauran yeh jamaat, jo kabhi Pakistani siyasat ki agli safon mein thi, Shehbaz Sharif ki wazir-e-azami mein mushkilon ka shikar rahi aur PTI hukumat ki chhori hui kathin virasat se nimatne ki koshish karti rahi. Jamaat aur mulk ke nizam-e-hukumat ko dobara munazzam aur hum-ahang karne ki koshishein aksar aisi lagti thein jaise aisi gari chalane ki koshish ho rahi ho jis ka engine chura liya gaya ho. Is intishar ke beech jamaat ke andar aur bahar ke kai bare naamon ne Nawaz Sharif ke siyasi daur ke khatam hone par ghaur kiya tha.
In mushkilat ke darmiyan yeh yaad rakhna nihayat zaroori hai ke Maryam Nawaz hi woh sab se aham shakhsiyat thin jo aik hangamon se bharpoor daur mein, jo Covid aur hybrid nizam se mutasir tha, party ki saakh barqarar rakhne ki zimmedar thin. Maryam Nawaz ke zariye PML(N) mein aik nai jaan daalne wali maujoodgi samne aayi, jinhon ne senior vice president aur chief organiser ke ohde sanbhale. Un ki qiyadat party ki simt mein aik aham tabdeeli ki alamat thi, jis mein riwayati samaji qadamat pasandi se hat kar aise zyada taraqqi pasand mauqif ki taraf pesh qadmi hui jo maujooda Pakistan ki zarooriyat ke mutabiq hai. Yeh tabdeeli aise daur mein ho rahi hai jahan PTI aur Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari ki qiyadat mein PPP sameit siyasi jamaatein Third Way ki siyasat ki raahon se guzar rahi hain, aur un mein se har aik ka apna alag bayaniya aur platform hai. Maryam Nawaz ki nigrani mein PML(N) ne samaji liberalism ko apnaya hai aur aham maali islahat ki wakalat ki hai, jo is ke pichhle nazriyati mauqif se aik numaya inhiraf ki nishandehi karta hai.
Is nazriyati tabdeeli ko party ki samaji taraqqi pasandi aur maeeshati islahat, donon se wabastagi ne numaya kiya hai, aisa mauqif jo PML(N) ko Pakistan ke siyasi maidan mein mumtaz karta hai. Mohammad Ishaq Dar, sabiq wazir-e-khazana, ne The Thursday Times ke liye likhe gaye op-ed mein maeeshat ki sangeen surat-e-haal ko ujagar kiya, jis mein unhon ne maali islahat ki fori zaroorat par zor diya aur PML(N) ko taraqqi pasand policies ka hami qarar diya.
In the forthcoming elections, Maryam Nawaz’s candidacy for NA-119 in Lahore represents a critical moment for her and the party. Her previous electoral efforts were marred by imprisonment on unproven corruption charges, yet she has played a significant role in rejuvenating the Muslim Students Federation (MSF), now headed by former MPA Salma Butt, aligning it with the party’s rejuvenated vision and empowering young women to engage politically. Her transformation from a key political ally of her father to a potential leadership figure in Punjab, and possibly on the national stage, reflects a profound evolution in her political career and presents a new paradigm for female leadership in Pakistan, reminiscent of the legacy left by Benazir Bhutto.
This may be Maryam’s first election, but it certainly won’t be her last.
