MANSEHRA: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader retired Captain Mohammad Safdar on Wednesday claimed that the combined opposition had secured the National Assembly votes requiredfor the ouster of the prime minister, and would form a government capable enough to address economic crisis in the country.

He also insisted that his party would sweep the second phase of local body elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Addressing a public meeting in Chakia area here, the PML-N leader criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government for what he called the people’s misery mainly caused by unprecedented inflation.

He said the ruling PTI was using government resources to influence voters but it couldn’t fool the latter, who would never vote for the PTI election nominees on March 31.

PML-N leader flays govt over high inflation

Mr Safar, who is the son-in-law of former prime minister and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, said his party was sincerely working on all fronts to dislodge the ‘selected’ PTI government.

He urged the people to support the combined opposition for the early ouster of the PTI government.

“You should not be fooled by the development projects being announced by the ruling PTI to woo voters,” he said.

On the occasion, PML-N leader Sardar Shahjehan Yusuf said the people would vote for his party’s poll nominees not only in Hazara division but in other parts of the province as well.

MEDICINES SEIZED: The police on Wednesday claimed to have seized a large quantity of medicines meant for government health centres.

District police officer Sajjad Khan told reporters that the recovery of medicines labelled not-for-sale came during the checking of a pickup vehicle on the Karakoram Highway after the driver abandoned it. He said the driver escaped, so the police launched a search for him and his accomplices.

The DPO said the police were also tracing the health department officials involved in the medicine theft.

Published in Dawn, March 24th, 2022