Maryam Nawaz, senior vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), criticized Imran Khan for his “cowardly behavior” on Sunday by comparing a “leader and a jackal” to each other. “
Those who choose to stay inside their homes and postpone their activities out of fear of the police are referred to as jackals,” Maryam said. Nawaz Sharif, a sher-dil leader, is the one who “leads from the front, breaks all obstacles created by [former president Pervez] Musharraf and restores judiciary before reaching Gujranwala,” she continued. The PML-N’stopparty official posted a video montage of PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif’s 2007 speech and PTI leader Hammad Azhar’s press conference today, contrasting her father with the PTI leader who was ousted from office in April of last year.
Earlier today, Imran Khan called off his party’s election rally in Lahore after the Punjab caretaker government imposed Section 144 (ban on public gatherings) in the provincial capital.
On Saturday, Khan announced a fresh rally in Lahore today after which the district administration banned public gatherings through the invocation of Section 144 in the Punjab capital, citing concerns in the wake of a Pakistan Super League (PSL) match in the city.
While they termed their decision to call off their rally a move to ensure peace is maintained in the country, the PML-N leaders call them out for being “cowards”.
Maryam then quote-tweeted a picture shared on the official handle of the PML-N, showing Nawaz’s rally on one hand and another picture showing Khan who can be seen trying to elope.
Those who planned to lie down in front of the tanks are taking sanctuary under their beds,” she captioned that picture.
Meanwhile, the PTI chairman defended his decisions by saying that he could not allow any untoward incident. He also shared a video of the party workers who were out on the streets showing their support for Khan.
Sharing a video of the party workers who were out on the streets showing their support, he wrote: “Despite Zaman Park being sealed, the people of Lahore are already out in huge numbers.”
However, the cricketer-turned-politician mentioned that he cannot allow any injuries to his workers, the general public or police “just so these fascists can register more FIRs against us and find a pretext to run away from elections”.
