WEB DESK: Following the publication of the supplement showcasing the ‘work’ done by Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz in major newspapers in the country, a contempt of court petition has been filed against her in the Supreme Court.
The petition has been filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Muhammad Raja Basharat.
The petition alleges that Maryam Nawaz used government advertisements for personal promotion as Chief Minister Punjab. The details of the petition said that the court had banned the use of public funds for personal publicity on September 22, 2022, and CM Maryam’s self-promotion violated the court’s ruling. The petition requests the initiation of contempt proceedings against CM Punjab and demanded that she be declared guilty of contempt of court.
On February 26, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Advisor Barrister Saif also demanded an investigation into Punjab government’s advertising budget: “The money of the poor people of Punjab is being wasted on advertisements.” He questioned that has inflation and unemployment ended in Punjab province that such expenditures are being incurred.
Barrister Saif lashes out at ‘front page advertisements’; Punjab’s leadership fires back
Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari addressed media about the same development, and reiterated that Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has set records of achievements in one year of her leadership.
“Maryum Nawaz has introduced a new trend by converting politics into service,” she said, adding, “Youth does not want petrol bombs, shotguns and sticks. The young generation has rejected the politics of arson and killing.”
Bukhari said that CM Nawaz has become a hope for the younger generation. “No one has started as many projects in 76 years, as Maryam Nawaz has done [in one year]. The youth want electric bikes, scholarships, laptops and loans for easy business,” the provincial minister said.
Meanwhile, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah came to Maryam Nawaz’s defence saying that it would not be her fault that advertisements were published on the front pages of newspapers. “I will talk to [Senior Minister] Marryium Aurangzeb regarding these advertisements,” Sanaullah said.