Captain (Retd.) Safdar said that Maryam Nawaz’s time is very valuable. She goes to bed at 9 p.m. and reaches the office at 8 a.m., so she should not be disturbed. Allah has given her an opportunity, and this is a time of testing for her. I still want Maryam Nawaz to become Prime Minister because she can deliver.
Speaking in an interview, he said that he still wanted Maryam Nawaz to become the Prime Minister of the country because she was capable of delivering results and had been raised by her parents with strong values. He said he had voted with the expectation that Maryam Nawaz would become Prime Minister and had initially been disappointed, but he now believed that the way she had transformed Punjab showed that she could also transform Pakistan.
He said that after the election, Maryam Nawaz had messaged him that the parliamentary party had decided to make her Chief Minister. He congratulated her and said there was no distance between them. He reiterated that her time was very valuable: she sleeps at 9 p.m., reaches the office at 8 a.m., and should not be disturbed because she had been given an opportunity and was going through a period of testing.
“I stay away from pictures; I should remain in the heart. A picture in the heart cannot become blurred,” he said.
Captain Safdar added that if Maryam Nawaz became Prime Minister, he might not contest elections himself.
Referring to remarks by Khawaja Asif, he said the current system should be allowed to function without being disrupted. He compared the situation to a premature baby in a hospital, saying doctors take great care of such a child and do not hand it a football on the first day and tell it to play.
He said that after the systems under Pervez Musharraf and Imran Khan, the country had moved toward democracy and that the system should now be allowed to continue. He pointed to the difficult circumstances facing the country, including the war involving Iran and high oil prices, and questioned whether this was the right time to start another political dispute over the “respect the vote” slogan.
He said the government should complete its five-year term and that the focus should instead be on people’s problems, particularly the difficulties faced by children and families.
Captain Safdar also said that the last time he watched television was on February 8, 2024, when reports claimed that Nawaz Sharif had lost in Mansehra. He said he believed the report was false and subsequently stopped watching television.
