Journey of progress will be started where it was stopped: Nawaz

LAHORE, Nov 06 (SABAH): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid and former prime minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has directed the party leaders to get ready for the general elections scheduled to be held on Feb 8 next year. He said that the journey of progress will be started where it was stopped.

Chairing the first meeting at party’s Model Town secretariat after four years, the former prime minister vowed to make Pakistan ‘Asian Tiger’.

Earlier, Nawaz Sharif was warmly welcomed at party’s secretariat by PML-N President Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and other senior leaders. Senior party leaders Khwaja Muhammad Asif, Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhry, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Khawaja Muhammad Saad Rafique and Marriyum Aurangzeb were also present.

Nawaz Sharif reached the PML-N secretariat with his daughter – party’s senior vice president Maryam Nawaz Sharif.

According to media reports, a special office has been set up for Nawaz Sharif in the central secretariat to enable him to start his political activities this week.

Anusha Rehman Khan, former federal minister and in-charge of PML-N secretariat, gave a detailed briefing to the former premier on the working of different departments in the party office.

Nawaz Sharif chaired a meeting regarding the issuance of party tickets for the general elections.