Khan main hurdle in country’s progress, declares

LAHORE- Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Organizer Maryam Nawaz said on Monday that Imran Khan should stop plotting, the conditions of the labourers would improve.

Ms Nawaz, while addressing a convention on the occasion of International Workers’ Day in Lahore, said she had no idea that the labour wing of PML-N was so active. “Glad to see, our workers are the backbone of the country”. She said she wanted the minimum wage of workers to be raised to Rs40,000.

She said she will convey to the Finance Minister Isahq Dar and the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that the minimum wages should be Rs40,000 per month. Despite the difficult and tough economic conditions, the Prime Minister had raised monthly wage to Rs 35,000.

Maryam said in 2017 Chapati (Roti) was selling at Rs2 and today its price is Rs25. She said children of labourers used to eat Chapati (Roti) to their fill. Today, labourers have key role in most of the development in the country but they are not getting bread.

Maryam criticised the former prime minister and said that one person was hindering the development of this country and his name was Imran Khan. She said once the dollar was worth 100 rupees. From 2013 to 2017, the price of flour was not allowed to increase from 35 rupees. Nawaz Sharif used to say let the workers of this country eat to their fill.

The PML-N leader expressed her admiration for the hardworking men and women who keep the wheels of the nation’s economy turning.

“Without the laborers of this country, we would not be where we are today,” she said.

Maryam Nawaz also took the opportunity to laud the efforts of the local PML-N unit in Lahore, expressing surprise at their level of activity and commitment to the party’s cause.

“I did not know that the PML-N’s labour wing was so active,” she said, commending the party workers for their dedication and hard work.

Maryam Nawaz, who is widely seen as a potential successor to her father, said adhering to Nawaz Sharif’s vision would eliminate the need for citizens to seek employment opportunities abroad.

She highlighted that under Nawaz Sharif’s tenure, the nation progressed significantly, with the construction of roads, eradication of power outages and terrorism, and noteworthy economic growth up until 2017.

Slamming former premier, she said that Imran Khan should cease his conspiracies against Pakistan, which would benefit the laborers more, instead of organizing a rally.

She urged PTI leader to refrain from resorting to manipulative tactics to gain power.

“Imran Khan’s plan of dissolving assemblies has failed,” she said.

Acknowledging Pakistan’s tough economic conditions, Maryam said the minimum wage for Laborers should be Rs40,000.

In reference to the audio leak involving the son of former Chief Justice Saqib Nisar, she remarked that the country’s fate should not be determined by the bribes, paid by influential individuals.

“The country belongs to its 220 million citizens and not to a single person’s distorted perception,” emphasized Maryam.