Nawaz Sharif to arrive at Minar-i-Pakistan as scheduled, Ishaq Dar clarifies

Nawaz Sharif to arrive at Minar-i-Pakistan on schedule, Ishaq Dar clarified in a post on Platform-X, following

Former finance minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday clarified the reports claiming that the PML-N supremo will first go to his Lahore residence instead of Minar a Pakistan, where the party has arranged for a power show,

“On a media channel, there is news that Mian Nawaz Sharif will first go to Jati Umra and will later go to Minar-i-Pakistan at 7 pm. This news is not true,” he said.

“Mian Sb (Nawaz Sharif) will arrive at Minar-i-Pakistan at 5 p.m. today as per the Program to address the Jalsa, InnshaAllah!” Dar added.

Earlier in the day,  PML-N Information Secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb said today’s gathering in Lahore to welcome Nawaz Sharif will be the largest in the history of Pakistan and the region.

She said the party’s supremo will reach the rally at Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore following his return from Islamabad, after which he will go to Jati Umra.

Marriyum Aurangzeb also shared that PML-N Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz and Vice President Hamza Shahbaz will reach the venue in Lahore at 3 p.m.

Speaking with journalists in Punjab’s provincial capital, the PML-N leader said all of Pakistan is set to welcome Nawaz with a large number of women and youth marching towards Minar-e-Pakistan.

“Nawaz Sharif’s arrival is the harbinger of the rise and new prosperity for Pakistan,” Aurangzeb said, adding that there is no other leader like him in Pakistan.

The politician has advised those who create memes and fake news to take some rest today.

“Our opponents are also eyeing Nawaz Sharif’s arrival today,” she said, asking the “opponents” to join the PML-N in their celebration.

When speaking about her leader’s return from exile after four years, the politician said: “Pakistan is going to write a new history.”

Reacting to Nawaz Sharif’s return to Pakistan, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif said that his leader will be among the people and is back to unite the “nation, not to divide it further”.

“My leader Nawaz Sharif will be among you today, InshaAllah. He is coming back to unite this nation, not to divide it further. He is coming back to spread love among his people, not hatred. He is coming back to help you become a productive citizen, not ammunition for any party or group. He is coming back to put Pakistan back on track,” Shehbaz Sharif posted on X-platform.