No rift in family, Hamza is my younger brother: Maryam

PML-N is united and the entire party stands behind Nawaz Sharif's leadership, says former first daughter


News Desk/rameez Khan October 23, 2017
Maryam Nawaz and Hamza Shehbaz. PHOTO: FILE

LAHORE: Maryam Nawaz has dismissed media reports claiming rift in the ruling Sharif family, saying there was no disagreement with MNA Hamza Shehbaz and he “is my younger brother”.

“Even after his disqualification from the premiership, the entire party is united and stands behind Nawaz Sharif’s leadership," Maryam said while talking to reporters in Lahore on Monday.

Maryam, who is widely tipped to be the political heir apparent of Nawaz Sharif, went on to say that she had been hearing the “news of differences in the family for the last 30 years”.

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When opposition parties have nothing to say, they start claiming differences in the Sharif family, she added.

“People who talk about rift in the family will not be able to see it happen… and Hamza Shehbaz is my younger brother,” Maryam said.

Earlier in the day, the former first daughter visited the NA-120 constituency and expressed her concerns over the PML-N declining vote graph in the recent by-polls.

Maryam’s mother, Kulsoom Nawaz who is still under treatment in London, won the NA-120 by-poll – the seat left vacant following Nawaz’s disqualification by the Supreme Court for concealing assets in his nomination papers for 2013 elections.

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Maryam, who is facing court trials in corruption charges, is expected to run from the same constituency in the 2018 general elections.

The Sharif’s daughter, in the wake of upcoming general elections to be held in less than a year, was apparently keeping her promise made to the people of NA-120 for addressing their concerns - a promise that was apparently forgotten after the victory in the previous general elections.

Though Maryam led the electioneering campaigns ‘successfully’, the result of the by-election showed a loss of almost 30,000 votes – closing the margin of victory from around 41,000 votes to 13,000 votes.

The Maryum camp, according to sources, blamed the provincial government for long ignoring the former prime minister’s constituency in development works.

COMMENTS (2)

London Banker | 6 years ago | Reply She is a complete joke.
Haji Atiya | 6 years ago | Reply "First Daughter" ?!?! Rather, foremost pretender to the throne.
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