Staff Reporter
LAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, while addressing the provincial assembly, said that those who once called for the political exit of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had now been politically sidelined themselves — not by anyone else, but by their own poor performance.”Those who chanted ‘minus Nawaz’ are now themselves minus. Even Aleema Khan has acknowledged this,” she said, referring to recent remarks made by Khan’s sister.aking a firm line against her opponents, the CM said that false promises made to the people of South Punjab had long been a political tactic used to form and dismantle governments. “Unlike previous governments, we have moved beyond mere slogans. We are delivering on our promises,” she said, announcing the launch of the province’s largest clean drinking water project starting in South Punjab.er remarks were met with protest and noise from the opposition benches. Reacting calmly, she remarked, “Let them protest. I respect their democratic right.”aryam also presented what she termed a “historic” and “tax-free” provincial budget of Rs 5,335 billion, praising the efforts of Finance Minister Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman and Finance Secretary Mujahid Sherdil for delivering a budget that aligns with the economic vision of Nawaz Sharif.
