SAHIWAL: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior vice president and chief organiser Maryam Nawaz said on Monday elections would be held after former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s sentence is annulled and bringing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan to justice.
Addressing an organisational convention in Sahiwal, she linked the conduct of elections with end of Nawaz Sharif’s case and said the country’s development was stopped when Panama case was used to dethrone Nawaz Sharif.
The PML-N senior vice president said her party saved the country from becoming another Sri Lanka by putting national interests above its politics. She went on to say that the price of roti during Nawaz Sharif’s reign was Rs2, while sugar, flour and ghee were sold at Rs50/kg, 35/kg and 140/kg respectively, whereas the power tariff was Rs11 per unit and petrol was sold at Rs65 per litre.
“Nawaz Sharif got the masses rid of over 22-hour long power outages while not burdening the public,” PML-N chief organiser said and added the former prime minister built motorways and CPEC in the country.
The scion of the Sharif further added that Pakistan started progress when her the PML-N supremo came to power but when he was dethroned, the country had nosed down. She also claimed that Nawaz Sharif had made an atomic power in the world and provided cheap electricity.
During workers’ convention, Maryam responded to rumors of her appointment to high-ranking positions by stating that she has surpassed the desire for any official title since her supporters have already shown her unwavering support and affection.
The PML-N senior vice president went on to emphasize that her people remain her primary source of empowerment, second only to a higher power.
In response to claims of her rise being attributed to her family’s political legacy, she firmly asserted that her representation of the people’s sentiments and preferences is an expression of democracy, not dynasty politics.
