GUJRAT: After PML-N launched its election campaign from Okara earlier this week, party supreme leader Nawaz Sharif made his first appearance on the campaign trail on Thursday, vowing to make Pakistan “stand on its feet again”.
Addressing a public gathering in Hafizabad — where he arrived in a helicopter from Lahore — organised at the sports stadium, the former prime minister said it was his mission to revive the economy and end unemployment. “Had I not been removed, not one person in Hafizabad would have been unemployed,” he said.
“If I was not removed from power, there would not have been a single problem that is plaguing the country today. The dollar would have been at Rs100, roti would cost Rs4, and Pakistan would have earned a reputable position in the world,” the PML-N supremo said. He reiterated that the PML-N had eliminated terrorism, energy crisis, and load-shedding in its tenure.
Mr Sharif said he built motorways in the country. He added that had he not been ousted a motorway would have been passing through the Hafizabad city.
“I assure you that there will be no difference between Lahore and Hafizabad if the PML-N is voted into power,” he said, adding that he would respond to the love expressed by the people of Hafizabad with “a huge development package” and other facilities.
