ISLAMABAD: Following Maryam Nawaz's address before the media after she appeared in front of the joint investigation team (JIT) probing the Sharif family's assets, senior journalists analysed the importance of her comments and body language. 

Rana Jawad

Director Geo News Rana Jawad used the terms ?blunt? and ?defined? to describe Maryam's speech.

He opined that the premier?s daughter appeared to be ?gusty and blunt? and spoke openly.

?She came across as a heavyweight, mature politician,? Jawad said. ?Her speech sounded like it was coming from someone who had been politically trained for many years, it seemed like coming from a person who understands the nitty-gritties and sensitivities of political matters.?

He added the premier?s daughter made blunt and bold statements about the Panama Leaks case and rejected its authenticity.

Talat Hussain

Senior anchorperson and analyst Talat Hussain praised Nawaz?s body language and said her address proved favourable in increasing her political stature.

?She seemed angry but her defiance was contained,? he said. ?Not taking questions from members of the press goes on to show that she [Nawaz] is well aware of how to handle the press; overall she played well.?

He added that there could be three possible audiences to her address including PML-N?s party workers and the establishment.

Mazhar Abbas

Senior journalist and analyst Mazhar Abbas made strong allegations against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in his comments. ?It seems like Imran Khan is part of the JIT when PML-N leaders speak to the media after they appear before the team,? he said. ?And PTI?s reaction to PML-N workers sounds like the party is speaking on behalf of the JIT but both reactions are not suitable.?

Commenting on Maryam's body language, he said the prime minister's daughter ? unlike Finance Minister Ishaq Dar ? neither raised her voice, nor became emotional.

?I saw Maryam in 2000 in a courtroom when the prime minister was sentenced to life,? he said. ?Her face had shadows of anger and reservations but today, she seemed to be in control.?

He added that neither did she read a written statement like her father recnetly, nor did she resemble her brother Hussain Nawaz in her body language.

?It seemed like she was clear on what she had to say, and it was a good political response,? Abbas said. ?She made it clear that she is the one who will take Nawaz Sharif?s political legacy ahead.?

Shahzeb Khanzada

While commenting on her body language, anchor person and journalist Shahzeb Khanzada said Nawaz expressed herself far better than many senior PML-N leaders, including Ishaq Dar.

?Her body language was positive and she didn?t make any personal attacks,? he said. ?Her press talk can be considered a good launch for her political career.?

He added that she has proved to be a better political player than her brothers and cousins.

Khanzada opined that PML-N had been trying to portray the premier?s daughter as a weak woman but she didn't play the woman card.

However, the anchor person stressed that democracy is not associated with the Sharif family and the prime minister must share with the public the information he has about the elements conspiring against his government.

?PML-N leaders have been talking about a conspiracy since the past three years and it is high time now that they share this secret with the public,? Khanzada said. ?Will Nawaz Sharif only share this secret if his government is dissolved??

Discussing the Qatari prince?s letter, the political analyst said that some, not all, questions raised by the PML-N are valid and if these questions are not addressed, the JIT?s verdict will then give a huge opportunity to the ruling party to push their point that a conspiracy was hatched against it.

Hamid Mir

Although he praised Maryam's body language, the senior political analyst and anchor person lashed out at her speech, calling it ?incomprehensible narrative.?

?She [Maryam] doesn't have the mandate to pose questions to the JIT,? Mir said. ?And when her father presented himself and his family for accountability, then why did she question her summoning before the investigation team??

Mir added that he failed to understand the audience to Maryam's narrative.

Commenting on her press conference, he said while she kept asking the journalists to let her complete her speech, she didn?t give them a chance to ask questions.

?It only goes on to show that she prefers answering her favourite journalists,? he said, adding that he disagreed with the opinion that her media address served as a good political launch for her. ?It would have been better had she answered a few questions.?

Comparing her to Hussain, Mir said not only the content of his speech but the latter?s body language was also better than her's.

The senior journalist said the conspiracy allegation made by the premier?s daughter could be targeted to only two institutions: the judiciary or the military leadership.

?No other power apart from the judiciary or military leadership can hatch a conspiracy against the ruling party,? Mir said, citing the 2011 Memogate scandal where the military leadership and judiciary allegedly conspired against the then PPP-government.