LAHORE: SVP of PML-N Maryam Nawaz has become the 1st female Chief Minister of any Province in the history of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan by getting votes of 220 MPAs during the session held here on Monday (26th Feb, 2024).
LAHORE: Newly elected CM seen taking oath at the Governor House here on Monday (26th Feb, 2024) flanked by her father Nawaz Sharif (3-times PM of Pakistan) and the Governor Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman.
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Maryam Nawaz’s opponent Rana Aftab did not get any vote as his party Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) boycotted polls when the newly-elected Speaker of Punjab Assembly Malik Ahmad Khan did not allow their MPA to address on a point of order before the voting.
In her inaugural speech Maryam Nawaz said that her achievement was the honor of every mother, sister and daughter that a woman had been elected as the CM and prayed that the process would continue and more would reach such elevated places: ” “Being a woman, a daughter will not come in the way of your dreams,” she held.
Proclaiming that her government would attempt to ameliorate the standard of life of a common man she said that door of her chamber would remain open for everyone as she was the CM of all parties. Maryam further said that she held no grudge against adversaries.
APP Adds: Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Monday took the oath as the Chief Minister of Punjab during a grand but solemn ceremony at the sprawling lawns of the Governor’s House here.
Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman administered the oath to Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif who became the first-ever elected woman chief executive of a province in the country. Punjab Chief Secretary Zahid Zaman read the orders of the appointment.
On this historic occasion of a woman taking over reins as Chief Minister, Maryam Nawaz Sharif was flanked by her father and Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and uncle Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif.
She had also placed a photo of her late mother Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif in front of her on the occasion. Instead of the traditional Darbar Hall, the oath-taking was held at the lawns of the Governor’s House to make room for more guests to watch their popular leader making history.
The ceremony started with recitation of verses from the holy Quran followed by Naat e Rasool e Maqbool Khatam un Nabiyeen Muhammad (P.B.U.H.).
The ceremony was attended by a large number of diplomats, Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) leadership, MNAs, MPAs, representatives of the armed forces, government functionaries including the Chief Secretary Punjab Zahid Zaman, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Dr. Usman Anwer, lawyers, senior journalists, anchors, and a large number of party workers.
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s family including her husband Capt, (Retd) Safdar, son Junaid Safdar, daughters and grand-daughters were present on the occasion. Former Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz Sharif and Salman Shehbaz were also present.
The U.S. Consul General in Lahore Kristin Hawkins, Chinese Consul General Zhao Shiren, Turkiye Consul General in Lahore Durmus Bastug and Iranian Consul General in Lahore Mehran Movahed were among the distinguished guests.
Conspicuous among the party leaders were Ishaq Dar, Ahsan Iqbal, Talal Chaudhry, Amir Muqam, Attaullah Tarar, Rana Sanaullah Khan, Pervaiz Rasheed, Khawaja Saad Rafique, Ayaz Sadiq, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Rohail Asghar, Khurram Dastgir Khan, and Mian Javed Latif.
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