Sir: Fate favoured Nawaz Sharif to rise from obscurity to Finance Minister of Punjab and ultimately become PM. While his two previous tenures were cut short, once by 58-2B and second by unconstitutional takeover, he managed to get elected in 2013 and become only person to hold office for third time. It was expected of NS to have learned some lessons and acquire democratic norms and ethics during his ten year exile. Unfortunately in recent over four year term, he lost all interest in governance, which was outsourced to his daughter’s father-in-law, who played havoc with economy, piling up debts, facilitating tax evasion. His obsession with mega projects, and weakness for sycophancy blinded him to responsibilities and constitutional obligation to invest in socio economic development schemes such as education, health and other basic necessities of life. It was his choice of bureaucrats and over reliance on them and selection of advisors who instead of giving saner advice, kept him busy in over 74 foreign tours. The PM was out of country for 300 days, which is record by itself for any elected head of state. He hardly attended parliament. Adding salt to injury was arrogance of his family members, his susceptibility to cronyism and their involvement in matters of state and visible conflicts of interest. His sharp tongued daughter openly claimed status of ruling family, forgetting that in democracy individual alone is elected to serve people and electoral office does not bestow monarchy like powers to whole family. State institutions like FBR, State Bank, PIA, SECP etc were handed to cronies to be abused as spoils of war. His choice of political loyalists to serve as ambassadors has harmed Pakistan. MALIK TARIQ Lahore Published in Daily Times, April 17th 2018.