Former human rights minister Shireen Mazari has called Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz an “usurper CM”, after the latter warned of being “ruthless” if the opposition resorted to violence.

In a post on X, the ex-PTI leader said, “She is ruthless because she is a usurper CM.

“We have seen this already in the brutal police action against peaceful protestors across Punjab,” Mazari added.