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EARLY on Wednesday morning, the Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib is a picture of tranquillity. Sunlight washes the vast courtyard and arcades, and the smog slowly lifts to reveal the white marble floor.

It was here just a week earlier that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif told a large gathering that he would overhaul the political system that ‘handcuffed, jailed and exiled’ the former prime minister.

So, did his message hit home?

From the dozens of people Dawn spoke to in the district, it is clear that the political battle is very much on.

Read more here.

Dyal Singh, the elderly sewadar, believes the PML-N is strong in the district.—Photos by the writer
Dyal Singh, the elderly sewadar, believes the PML-N is strong in the district.—Photos by the writer

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