When Nawaz Shareef was the PM of Pakistan, he went to India for a visit. The Indian goverment was dying to prove that Indian politicians are more Intelligent than Pakistanis. To prove it, Indian President Vajpai said to Nawaz Shareef, “If you can answer this question properly, I will admit that Pakistani politicians are smarter than the Indians. Here’s the question: ‘Who is the man who is my mother’s son, but is not my brother’?” Nawaz Shareef kept on thinking and thinking, but could not figure it out. Finally he asked Vajpai for the answer. Vajpai smiled and said, “Well, a person who is my mother’s son and not my brother can be none other than me.”
Nawaz Shareef felt embarrased and thought that he would ask this question to one of his cabinet members. When he got back, he called his foreign minister and asked him this question. The FM was confused as well and asked Nawaz Shareef to give him 24 hours to figure it out. Nawaz Shareef got upset, but did give him 24 hours. The FM went to Musharraf and asked him the question. Musharraf said, “Well, a person who is my mother’s son and not my brother would be me.” The FM was very relieved. He went back to Nawaz Shareef and said, “Sir, I have the answer for you. It’s Musharaff!” Nawaz Shareef got really upset and yelled at him, “No you idiot, It’s Vajpai!”