KARACHI:
Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit, Sharjeel Inam Memon, reacting to the statement of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, on Tuesday said that the saying, “adding insult to injury”, aptly applies to the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N).
He said that the PML-N’s theft of the innocent Kashmiris’ right to vote is evident for everyone to see. He said that massive rigging took place, weapons were openly displayed, and a PPP worker was martyred. Instead of expressing condolences and regret over the incident, Maryam Nawaz chose not to do so. He added that she spoke with the arrogance that comes with power.
Sharjeel Inam Memon said that every child in Pakistan knows how the PML-N came to power through the Form 47 mandate. He said that the people of Punjab gave the party a crushing defeat, none of its major leaders succeeded, yet it still formed the government.
He added that everyone knows how the PML-N secured the federal government. He said that the same party, the production of Form 47, now wants to impose a Form 47-style government in Kashmir.
He said that the people alone have the right to decide, and questioned why the PML-N suffered a historic defeat in 2024, while the PPP continued to achieve greater success in Sindh with every election.
He said that Sindh provides some of the best healthcare facilities in the country, with people from Punjab also coming to Sindh for medical treatment. Referring to Maryam Nawaz’s remarks about Sindh, he said that the Sindh government generated thousands of megawatts of electricity from Thar coal.
He added that Pakistan’s first EV buses were also launched by the Pakistan Peoples Party in Sindh. He said that Sindh’s road infrastructure is better despite the federal government’s neglect in road development.
He added that since the federal government has mostly been led by the PML-N, the absence of quality motorways in Sindh is also its responsibility. He said that the Sindh government pioneered several projects for persons with disabilities, and even the federal government sought Sindh’s assistance in implementing similar initiatives.
He added that Sindh’s public-private partnership model is among the best in the country, a fact acknowledged by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif himself.
