I don`t know why Sheikh Rashid takes himself too seriously. According to his recent statement, he is thinking to form his own faction of the Muslim League. What`s wrong with the present Q League? If a cycle punctures, one changes its tyre tube or replaces the set of tyres; why is he scraping the whole cycle? He has also said that he will seek Chaudhrys` advice in this regard -- maybe the duo from Gujrat will also like to join his party cadres. Sheikh Sahib also said that he was against the Lal Masjid operation. It is another thing that it occurred to him only after the February 18 polls.
He said there wouldn`t be any role of Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif in the next assemblies. However, he didn`t enlighten us about the future role of Javed Hashmi and Hanif Abbasi in the parliament, who have been voted into the assembly against Sheikh Sahib. His prediction about Sharif brothers` role in the assemblies is a continuation of his unfulfilled prophesies. Every prediction he made in the past turned out to be otherwise.
For instance, he said in 2003 that the Kashmir issue would be resolved within a year. He said Nawaz Sharif would never come back to Pakistan before 2012 and if he came he would be sent back to London. He said the PML-N would not even find candidates to field in the general elections. He said the PML-Q would get two-third majority in the polls. He said his opponents -- Hanif Abbasi and Javed Hashmi -- would lose their deposit money in the election; however, he himself lost the security sum and made himself a laughing stock in the eyes of the people. We have had enough of him and his predictions. He needs a break.