Punjab government using public money to promote Nawaz Sharif's daughter

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MPA Azma Bukhari accused the Punjab government on Wednesday of forcing various education institutes to organise seminars for Maryam Nawaz, daughter of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif and wife of MNA Capt (Retd) Safdar.

“The Punjab education department is forcing various prestigious public educational institutions to arrange functions for Maryam in their auditoriums, where she can present her political thoughts to the young students,” alleged Bukhari while speaking on a point of order during the Punjab Assembly (PA) session.

Maryam has so far addressed two public gatherings in Lahore. She made her political debut while addressing a women’s convention at Alhamra and then later spoke at the Fatima Jinnah Medical College.

“Students are forced to skip classes and attend these gatherings” Bukhari said.

The PPP MPA also said that the PML-N was frightened of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) growing popularity and that they have brought Maryam in just to attract the youth of Pakistan.

Leader of the Opposition in the PA Raja Riaz said that instead of going to educational institutes and addressing students, Maryam should have addressed the recent political gatherings arranged by the PML-N in Lahore and Faisalabad.

Riaz also termed Maryam’s political ventures in public institutions as “illegal”.