Maryam for any ‘option’ that guarantees government’s ouster

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz has explicitly stated that any “option” that guarantees ouster of the incumbent government must be exercised.

Speaking to a group of journalist at the residence of her party’s MPA Bilal Yasin, who was injured in an attack a few days ago, the PML-N VP said that although she initially wanted the government to complete its five-year term, but after seeing the miserable situation of the people, she believes that any option that “any option that can send this PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) government home must be exercised”.

She said that the last three years have exposed the government’s reality before the country. She also said that her party’s narrative has now become the narrative of the masses.

Commenting on the calamity in Murree, Maryam said that the entire world witnessed the government’s “incompetence” and “apathy”. She said that people did not die due to snowfall, rather they died of government’s “ineptness”. She added that while families were dying, people at the helm were slumbering in their heated rooms at Bani Gala, PM House and CM Houses.

Speaking about the opposition’s anti-government movement, the PML-N VP said that political parties will have to take instructions from the people, implying that it was the people who wanted send the government home.

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During her meeting with Bilal, Maryam inquired about his health and prayed for his speedy recovery. She said that Bilal payed an active role in running her mother’s election campaign, and remained steadfast with her father Nawaz Sharif. She commended him on his unwavering loyalty.

Bilal also thanked Maryam for paying him a visit.

Maryam’s statement of a no holds barred policy reflects a shift from her earlier stance of not considering a motion of no-confidence, as suggested by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), without any guarantees.

Her statement, however, comes on the day when the opposition was dealt another blow in the National Assembly (NA) as it failed to amass enough support to block the mini-budget from being passed, dashing hopes of an in-house change.

On the other hand, there is chatter in party circles of the possibility of bringing PPP back in the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) fold to launch a joint movement.

It is worth mentioning here that both PPP and PDM have announced separate long marches to Islamabad.