NEW DELHI: Maryam Nawaz, a prominent leader of the PML-N and the daughter of the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday, achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first woman chief minister of Pakistan‘s Punjab province.
Maryam, aged 50 and serving as the senior vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party, secured victory in the chief ministerial elections despite a walkout by lawmakers from Imran Khan’s party-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC).
Maryam’s triumph in the chief ministerial elections holds significant political importance in Punjab, a province with a population of 120 million people.
She paid homage to her mother at Jati Umra’s grave before proceeding to the Punjab Assembly for the election.
Ahead of the election, the PML-N highlighted this historic moment, stating in a social media post, “For the first time in the history of our nation, a woman will become the CM Punjab. Maryam Nawaz Sharif will be the first woman to take the oath as CM Punjab!”
Maryam, aged 50 and serving as the senior vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party, secured victory in the chief ministerial elections despite a walkout by lawmakers from Imran Khan’s party-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC).
Maryam’s triumph in the chief ministerial elections holds significant political importance in Punjab, a province with a population of 120 million people.
She paid homage to her mother at Jati Umra’s grave before proceeding to the Punjab Assembly for the election.
Ahead of the election, the PML-N highlighted this historic moment, stating in a social media post, “For the first time in the history of our nation, a woman will become the CM Punjab. Maryam Nawaz Sharif will be the first woman to take the oath as CM Punjab!”