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oP brass of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) – Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz, joined by its supremo Nawaz Sharif through video link from London – held a two-hour-long meeting to discuss the Punjab elections and overall political situation of the country on Sunday. According to ARY News, Maryam Nawaz arrived at PMLN president Shehbaz Sharif’s residence at Jati Umarh to where they reviewed the party’s strat-
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egy under the prevailing situation. Party supremo Nawaz Sharif participated in the meeting via video link. Quoting sources, it claimed that matters related to country’s political and economic situation were discussed during the meeting. The PML-N leadership also expressed ‘serious concern’ over ‘assault’ on law enforcement agencies (LEAs) by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). During the meeting, Nawaz Sharif directed PM Shehbaz to ensure ‘enforcement of law’ at any cost. “We have always respected institutions and the judiciary. We had always appeared before
court whenever summoned,” the PML-N supremo said. Meanwhile, sources claimed that Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif took Nawaz and Maryam into confidence over the meeting of allied parties – summoned on Monday (today) at 02:00pm. Sources further said that Nawaz Sharif directed the prime minister to make decisions in consultation with the allied parties. He also issued directives to give preference to party workers who made sacrifices in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) elections. Earlier last week, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) constituted a parliamentary board for provincial assembly elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). PML-N supremo will head the parliamentary board while party’s president Shehbaz Sharif will be part of the board. A 32-member parliamentary board was constituted for Punjab while 30-member board for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
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Imran announces rally at Minar-i-Pakistan on Wednesday LAHORE staff report
Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday announced that his party would stage a power show at Minari-Pakistan on Wednesday (March 22), calling it a ‘referendum’ on where the nation stood. The former premier made these remarks while addressing the party workers and supporters a day after clashes erupted at his Zaman Park residence and at Islamabad judicial complex where he appeared before a trial court in Toshakhana case. “We will stage a power show at Minar-i-Pakistan on Wednesday, and it will be a referendum on where the nation stands and where the gang of thieves and their handlers stand,” Imran Khan said. The PTI Chairman strongly criticised the police operation at his residence in Lahore’s Zaman Park, vowing to take legal action against law enforcers who ‘barged into house’. Imran Khan further said that the entire nation knew that he always respected the law, claiming that 96 cases had been registered against him.
“Whenever I leave the house, more cases are registered against me,” he added. He also accused the coalition government of planning the assassination attempt against him in Wazirabad. Recalling the incidents of the past couple of weeks, Imran Khan noted that his party decided to initiate its election campaign by holding a rally in Lahore on March 8 after elections in Punjab were announced for April 30.
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