LAHORE, March 18: Over 200,000 people from all over the country would participate in the March 23 convention at the Minar-i-Pakistan, with which the Pakistan Muslim League would kick off its centenary celebrations, a party official said on Saturday.

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and chief ministers of Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan would explain their respective performance and future targets, Iqbal Dar said.

PML President Shujaat Husain will preside over the convention.

Law Minister Raja Basharat, PML Secretary-General Chaudhry Zaheeruddin, Iqbal Dar and District Nazim Mian Amer Mehmood visited the venue of the convention on Saturday.

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