by Mansoor Malik | Afzal Ansari in Dawn, Oct 16, 2023
KASUR/LAHORE: As the Lahore district administration allowed the former ruling party to hold a gathering at Minar-i-Pakistan to mark the homecoming of its supreme leader on Oct 21, PML-N leaders on Sunday addressed a party convention in Kasur, in a bid to whip up support for Nawaz Sharif’s return.
Speaking to workers in Mustafabad, PML-N Vice President Hamza Shehbaz said Pakistan will “restart its journey towards progress and prosperity” with the return of the PML-N supreme leader later this week.
“In his address at Minar-i-Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif will give a road map to pull the country out of the economic mess,” Hamza Shehbaz said at a convention hosted by PML-N leader Malik Ahmed Khan.
He said PML-N and its allies saved the country while risking their political capital. Had there been no agreement with the IMF Pakistan would have gone bankrupt, he said, adding that the PTI government brought Pakistan to the verge of default.
He said while the politics of the PML-N revolved around development the PTI led by Imran Khan indulged in politics of hate. He referred to the May 9 incidents to back his point.
Lahore admin grants party permission for Oct 21 gathering; PTI awaits nod for public meeting after proposing alternative venues
Mr Hamza also showed solidarity with the besieged Palestine and urged the global powers to take action to put an end to atrocities committed against the innocent people of Gaza.
Malik Ahmed, who was former aide to ex-PM Shehbaz Sharif, said Oct 21 would not be “an ordinary day in fact this would be the day when the country would start its journey towards glory and prosperity”.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1781272/nawaz-to-unveil-recovery-plan-at-minar-i-pakistan
