LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Women Wing President Faryal Talpur said on Thursday that she will visit Punjab regularly to oversee party affairs, strengthen the organisation and stay in direct contact with workers. She dismissed suggestions that the party has grown politically weak in the province.
Speaking to journalists in Lahore, Talpur said she had come at the invitation of the PPP Punjab leadership. She insisted that the party has a presence across the country and remains committed to strengthening its position in Punjab. She added that the purpose of her visit was to meet workers and leaders and to review organisational matters.
Asked about the creation of new provinces, Talpur said the decision rests with the people concerned, and that it is for the residents of a province to decide whether they want a separate one.
She also rejected the perception that the PML-N would focus on governance while the PPP concentrates on political issues, calling it incorrect. She invited journalists to visit Tharparkar to see the development projects carried out by the PPP-led Sindh government, saying the party’s record in Sindh reflected its commitment to development and public welfare.
Questioned on whether her visits to Punjab signalled political competition with Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, given that both are women leaders, Talpur flatly denied it. She said she had not come to compete with anyone, but to meet workers and leaders and strengthen the party.
PPP Central Punjab President Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, General Secretary Syed Hassan Murtaza, senior leader Qamar Zaman Kaira, Chaudhry Manzoor, Shehzad Saeed Cheema, Rana Jawad, Ahsan Rizvi and Ayesha Nawaz also attended the press conference.
Earlier, PPP Central Punjab Deputy Information Secretary Ahsan Rizvi, speaking to the media, praised former prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and Hassan Murtaza, saying both leaders had played an important role in making communication between the party’s central leadership and its workers more effective. He expressed confidence that, under Faryal Talpur’s guidance, the party’s reorganisation and political activities in Punjab would receive a fresh boost.
Meanwhile, the PPP’s People’s Secretariat in Lahore was specially decorated to welcome Talpur. Party flags and welcome banners were displayed throughout the secretariat and along the surrounding roads, and a specially prepared reception truck was arranged for the occasion. A large number of party workers and jiyalas gathered outside the secretariat to greet the senior leader, and tight security arrangements were made in and around the premises ahead of her arrival.
Upon her arrival, Talpur was warmly received by senior PPP leaders from Punjab and Lahore. Workers beat drums and raised slogans in her favour.
She has a busy schedule in Lahore, with several important meetings planned at the People’s Secretariat to mobilise the party organisation and its Women’s Wing in Punjab. She is also scheduled to chair meetings to discuss the party’s organisational structure and the prevailing political challenges.
Party circles view her visit as an important opportunity to strengthen the PPP’s organisational network, improve coordination between its leadership and workers, and accelerate political activity in Punjab.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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