In her victory speech, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz paid tribute to her father who she said “handheld” her from the general elections till the position she was in today.

“From the day I was nominated as Punjab CM, Nawaz Sharif chalked out a five-year plan for the province and gave me valuable advice every day,” she said.

“I want to take this moment and tell the youth that you should respect your parents […] because the prayer of our parents takes us to the position where we never envisioned to be,” Maryam added.

She also vowed to take forward the legacy of the PML-N.

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