For decades, Pakistan’s rulers—whether politicians, bureaucrats, or generals—have perfected the art of ruling not as servants of the people, but as royals in palaces, cut off from the realities of their nation. The country is buried under debt, floods ravage its provinces, and inflation makes two meals a day a luxury for the average Pakistani. Yet its so-called leaders and bureaucrats live like emperors, shamelessly indulging in luxury, corruption, and foreign adventures.

The recent case of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz is a tragic example.

While six districts of South Punjab were submerged in floods, hundreds of families displaced, and 178 lives lost, Maryam was not at the relief camps, not with her people, but instead, shopping in Hong Kong.

This grotesque image of a “leader" choosing branded handbags over flood victims highlights the hypocrisy of Pakistan’s political dynasties. Maryam neither came through genuine votes nor does she show any sense of........

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