Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has postponed his scheduled visit to Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, due to adverse weather conditions forecast by the Pakistan Meteorological Department. The visit, originally planned for July 20, was called off as a precaution, party sources said on Sunday.
According to the revised election campaign schedule, Nawaz Sharif will now arrive in Mirpur on July 24, where he is expected to address a major public rally at the Quaid-e-Azam International Cricket Stadium in support of the party’s candidate, Chaudhry Muhammad Saeed, contesting from the LA-III Mirpur City constituency in the July 27 Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections.
The rally is being viewed as one of the PML-N’s key campaign events ahead of the AJK polls, with party leaders expecting a large turnout. Chaudhry Muhammad Saeed, a former AJK minister for sports, youth and culture, is among the party’s prominent candidates in the constituency.
Meanwhile, the PML-N’s AJK chapter has stepped up preparations to accord a warm welcome to its supreme leader on his arrival in Mirpur. Party organisers said extensive arrangements are being finalised to ensure a massive public reception, reflecting the importance of Nawaz Sharif’s first election campaign address in the region ahead of the July 27 vote.