With regard to the report "Sharif declares election victory" (May 12), Nawaz Sharif deserves this victory, since he was the last elected leader toppled in a coup by Musharraf. I hope all the parties get together and work in the interests of the country with the army in the barracks and with a strong judiciary. Musharraf should be made to pay for his crimes. I hope that Pakistanis will remember that the nation was created as an Islamic state. They should return to Shariah rule, while guaranteeing the safety and rights of all the minorities. Ismaeel Marikar, Online response