LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) would give a rousing welcome to the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz upon their arrival at the Lahore airport on July 13 from London, it was decided by a party meeting Chaired by its President Shahbaz Sharif.
In the meeting held at PML-N’s Model Town Secretariat in Lahore on Tuesday, Shahbaz Sharif said that both father and daughter were returning to Pakistan on July 13 for the sake of Country, adding that the duo would be given a historic welcome.
Shahbaz Sharif asked the party leaders and workers to motivate people to reach at the Lahore airport.
“Expressing our resentment against the accountability court’s verdict in a peaceful manner is our right,” he said making it crystal clear that they wouldn’t tolerate maltreatment against any of workers.
The president PML-N said that the PML-N was contesting general elections on the basis of its performance showed during last five years tenure. He said that people would cast their votes only in favour of the PML-N on July 25.
Shahbaz Sharif directed party candidates for election 2018 to highlight Nawaz Sharif issue during the public gatherings.
Prominent amongst others attended the meeting included Hamza Shahbaz Sharif, Khawaja Saad Rafique, Rana Mubashar Iqbal, Khawaja Imran Nazir etc.
It is pertinent to mention here that Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam were sentenced to 11 and eight years in prison respectively, in the Avenfield properties reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).