LAHORE: Maryam Nawaz has claimed that “the public has not accepted the injustice meted out to her father, and former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif.” She said this while addressing a workers convention in the provincial capital on Monday ahead of NA-120 by-election.
While addressing the convention, she said that her mother, Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, was not contesting the NA-120 by-election only as the wife of the former prime minister, she was also standing up for the party at a time when the party’s leader [Nawaz Sharif] was sent into exile.
“When I stepped out to campaign for the NA-120 by-elections I wanted to present Nawaz Sharif’s case before the public’s court,” Maryam said.
She also appreciated the party workers for their discipline saying that it is often difficult to keep a political event going on in an organised manner. “Today I can see discipline,” she added.
The workers’ convention was held in connection with the NA-120 campaign as it nears the election, which is scheduled for September 17. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Yasmin Rashid and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’s (PML-N) Begum Kulsoom Nawaz are head to head in the race.
The NA-120 seat fell vacant following the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif as the prime minister by the Supreme Court on July 28.
Previously, in the 2013 General Elections, Nawaz had won the seat by a substantial margin, defeating PTI’s Yasmin Rashid, who is contesting for the seat again.
