Maryam, 49, is senior vice president of PML-N.
Lahore:
“I am the son of the soil, Maryam is the daughter of the soil,” former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Saturday as he indirectly anointed his daughter Maryam as his political heir.
Nawaz Sharif, 73, addressed a mammoth rally at Minar-e-Pakistan here this evening, shortly after he returned to Pakistan earlier, ending four years of self-imposed exile in Britain.
Making an emotional appeal to the cheering crowd, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo said, “I have served the country with loyalty whenever I got an opportunity to solve the problems faced by Pakistan. I have never hesitated before any sacrifice. .” He further narrated how he regretted the ‘false cases’ against him (his brother and former foreign minister) Shehbaz, Maryam and other PML-N leaders and then asserted that ‘his relationship with the nation is the same as when he left. the country”, and that he was proud to see “loyalty in the eyes of his people”. “They (the authorities) came to arrest her. This brave girl faced the imminent threat,” said Nawaz Sharif, adding, “I am the son of the soil. My daughter, Maryam, she is also the daughter of the soil.” he exclaimed to loud cheers from the crowd.
Tears of joy and love between a daughter and her father.#TheEraOfNawazSharifpic.twitter.com/42JH1qQDI6
— PMLN DIGITAL (@pmlndigitalpk) October 21, 2023
Earlier, in a rare public display of affection for his daughter, Nawaz Sharif had hugged his crying daughter soon after climbing the podium at the rally ground.
Maryam, 49, is senior vice president of PML-N.
Nawaz Sharif arrived almost two hours later than the announced time of 5:30 PM. Until then, Maryam held the fort from the stage for over an hour as the restless crowd joined her and cheered their leader. Maryam wore a maroon traditional salwar kameez and the chunni never left her head, speaking off the cuff like a seasoned politician.
Interspersed with a mix of songs, she discussed the meeting with questions and asked them for answers. She thanked the people for showing their love and also continued to say that the opposition will now understand the real power of Nawaz Sharif.
“I thought Minar-e-Pakistan was a huge venue. But I did not expect that it would turn out to be small for PML-N supporters,” she said and urged the gathering to give her father a rousing welcome when he arrived. the location.
Claiming that the revenge her party faced against opponents was “the greatest injustice”, Maryam said: “You, the supporters of Nawaz Sharif, are sincere. That is why Allah did not let Nawaz lose. Cruelty has been eradicated (today). is coming (again).” Minutes after the meeting, PML-N’s official for a spectacular event to welcome Nawaz Sharif.” Social media was abuzz with both bouquets and brickbats for Maryam.
Incidentally, one of the first to praise her on has found her place in the party as ‘stage coordinator”, but also warned that she could also ‘destroy’ it.
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