ISLAMABAD: The victory of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate in Lodhran by-election is the triumph of the movement for justice and restoration of sanctity of vote promised by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, said State Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb on Tuesday.
Talking to the media outside an accountability court on Tuesday, the minister said that entire Pakistan was witnessing how ineligibility was transforming into eligibility.
Marriyum said the victory was sequel to the fulfillment of the pledges that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Nawaz Sharif had made with the people in 2013. She said that the people were convinced that Nawaz Sharif would also redeem his pledge for the restoration of justice and sanctity of the vote.
The result of the by-election had set the tone for the upcoming elections.
In a veiled reference to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Marriyum said that the people had understood the difference and the Lodhran victory amply proved that. She thanked the people of Lodhran, who by reposing their faith in the PML-N had sent a strong message that the masses of Pakistan had rejected the politics of lies, chaos and anarchy and they would vote only on the basis of performance.
Responding to a question, the minister said that the people had voted for the PML-N because Nawaz Sharif had delivered to the masses by fulfilling all the promises he made with them during three stints as prime minister.
She observed that in 2013, Imran Khan had boasted that he would produce much electricity in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), which would be enough for entire Pakistan. But, she said, it were the federal and Punjab governments, which were producing electricity for the requirement of KP.
Marriyum said that the people of Pakistan were watching how an elected prime minister was sent packing, pummeling the sanctity of their vote.
Replying to a question, she said that Nawaz Sharif was repeatedly attending the court and supplementary references were being filed but they had found nothing incriminating. She said that they were still trying to find corroborative evidence for the proofs mentioned in the Joint Investigation Team report. “As against it the people of Pakistan were also delivering their verdict, which was a matter of immense pleasure,” she added.
The minister said that the people had set performance as the criteria for casting their votes and they would not vote for the one who only embellished the containers and failed to accomplish even a single development project either for the people of KP or the country.
They would vote for the party, which had delivered, she added.
Published in Daily Times, February 14th 2018.
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