LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief organiser, Maryam Nawaz, has been given the chief minister’s security, party sources disclosed on Saturday.

Ms Nawaz now has two bulletproof cars, four police squad vehicles, a traffic wardens’ pilot, and one signal jammer vehicle for her security. The entire squad has arrived at Ms Nawaz’s residence in Jati Umra.

She has already taken on the role of chief minister, as Punjab chief secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman and IGP Dr Usman Anwar recently provided her with briefings on administrative and security matters of Punjab at her residence.

The PML-N has nominated Ms Nawaz for the position of chief minister. Having emerged as the largest party in the Punjab Assembly, and with the support of around 16 independent MPAs-elect, its total count has increased to 153.

Published in Dawn, February 18th, 2024

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