Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said on Monday that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) won by-elections on the strength of performance, not narratives. She noted that neither Faiz Hameed nor the judges who helped PTI in past elections were present. The by-elections reflected the public’s trust in PML-N’s governance rather than slogans.
Speaking at a meeting with provincial ministers and secretaries, Maryam Nawaz said the by-elections were not a referendum but a democratic process. She thanked Allah for PML-N’s success in regaining the seats lost in the 2024 elections. She called the victory historic and said it demonstrated public confidence in the party’s work.
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Maryam Nawaz emphasized that voters in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa supported PML-N based on performance, not rhetoric. She highlighted that the party won six of seven Punjab Assembly seats and all six National Assembly seats in the by-elections. According to her, the results showed that voters are tired of empty narratives and respond to actual work.
She criticized PTI and other narrative-driven groups, saying they fail to deliver and mislead youth. Referring to the Haryanpur victory, she said claims of popularity by PTI were “grounded.” She also noted that PML-N stayed steadfast despite past election manipulations and challenges from other parties.
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Maryam Nawaz recalled that in 2018, despite political obstacles, PML-N did not boycott elections. She said the absence of Faiz Hameed and the biased judges who helped PTI earlier reflected that times have changed. She concluded that PML-N’s focus on performance, not slogans, secured voter trust in the by-elections.