Maryam Nawaz, the chief organiser of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), took a swipe at political rivals during a public meeting in Abbottabad on Saturday, questioning the sincerity of PPP and PTI manifestos.
In a scathing critique aimed at PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, she highlighted the irony of a leader who had governed a province for 15 years presenting an education manifesto while schools in his own region remained occupied by buffaloes.
نوجوانوں کے لیے مسلم لیگ ن نے شاندار منشور دیا ہے اگر مسلم لیگ ن کو انشاءاللہ 5 سال ملے تو میں وعدہ کرتی ہوں کہ ہر نوجوان کی تقدیر بدلے گی۔
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She questioned the legitimacy of an education manifesto when schools in the Bilawal’s province were reportedly being used for unconventional purposes.
Addressing the gathering, Maryam expressed the PML-N’s commitment to alleviating the people’s sufferings while lauding the party’s meticulously prepared manifesto aimed at addressing pressing issues.
“There is another person who ruled in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa for 10 years, whose manifesto can only talk about watch theft and petrol bombs fired at policemen,” Maryam remarked, taking a dig at Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
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She accused Khan of putting weapons in the hands of other people’s children and criticised him for attacking the state and allegedly destroying memorials of the martyrs.
“Today, his children are sitting in London, and the children of others are in jails,” she added, highlighting what she perceived as a stark contrast in the fates of political leaders’ offspring.
Defending the legacy of her father Nawaz Sharif, Maryam asserted that the former prime minister fulfilled promises made during his tenure. She emphasised that PML-N prioritised providing laptops to the people instead of weapons, advocating for a focus on education and technology rather than militarisation.
As the political atmosphere intensifies in the run-up to elections, Maryam Nawaz’s speech unveiled the PML-N’s vision and targeted the perceived shortcomings of rival leaders, setting the stage for a spirited political contest in the coming months.
