LAHORE - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief organiser Maryam Nawaz makes history by becoming the first woman chief minister of any province in the country.
“I have no intention to take revenge from my political opponents. I have learnt a lesson from my mother how to face adversities. She also pledged to be supportive of women and end gender discrimination as she expressed desire that all provinces in the country should have women as chief ministers. She recently met ASP Syeda Shehrbano Naqvi and hugged her for helping avert a potentially explosive situation in Lahore’s Ichhra Bazaar.Maryam Nawaz faced ups and downs in her political career. She endured hardships and political victimisation in the form of imprisonment in the past few years.
She replicated her mother Kulsoom Nawaz who had challenged Pervez Musharraf after the 1999 coup. She faced many difficulties, especially loss of her mother, with equanimity. Her international fame can be gauged from the fact the she was included in the 100 most influential women of the world in 2017, according to a BBC report.Maryam Nawaz may face resistance from media and political adversaries but her success will mainly depend upon how quickly she is able to stamp her authority and provide some visible relief to the inflation-stricken masses.