Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Sunday said that her father Nawaz Sharif was ousted for demanding civilian supremacy in the country. Addressing a public rally in Mandi Bahauddin despite the government's refusal to give permission for the gathering in the city, owing to 'security concerns, Maryam said that Judge Arshad Malik's video proves that her father was innocent. "Today, Nawaz Sharif stands vindicated in front of 22 billion people," she said.
The PML-N leader undertook the 200km journey away from the party bastion Lahore, saying she would meet her supporters at all costs. She had said "whether it is ground or a road" she would reach there "despite all the hindrances created by the government".
Maryam reached the venue late and midnight and tweeted that owing to a large crowd, she could not get out of her car for 50 minutes. She also said that she left for Mandi Bahauddin on July 7 and reached the city on July 8. Moreover, she lashed out at the prime minister and demanded his resignation. She said the PM cannot hide his "incompetence" in the name of accountability anymore while referring to the leaked video.
She also demanded his resignation besides calling him "selected" premier. PML-N leaders Captain Mohammad Safdar (retd), Talal Chaudhry, Musaddiq Malik, Pervaiz Rashid, Uzma Bukhari and Saifullah Khokhar accompanied Maryam.