{"id":485314,"date":"2025-06-20T02:29:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T21:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=485314"},"modified":"2025-06-20T02:29:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T21:29:42","slug":"saif-slams-punjab-govt-for-naming-public-projects-after-nawaz-sharif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/saif-slams-punjab-govt-for-naming-public-projects-after-nawaz-sharif\/","title":{"rendered":"Saif slams Punjab govt for naming public projects after Nawaz Sharif"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DLP Report<br \/>\nPESHAWAR<br \/>\nBarrister Dr. Saif, Advisor to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Information and Public Relations, has strongly criticized Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz for naming public projects after herself and her father, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.<br \/>\nIn a statement issued to the media, Dr. Saif questioned, \u201cHow can individuals who have not been elected by the people lay claim to public projects in their own names?\u201d He further added, \u201cImran Khan rightly said that not only are these individuals uneducated, but they also make no effort to learn. They have no right to associate even the London flats with their names, as those too were purchased with money stolen from the public through tax evasion.\u201d<br \/>\nDr. Saif emphasized that public projects require genuine public mandate and a proven history of public service to be rightfully associated with anyone\u2019s name. He reiterated that the nation is well aware that both Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz came into power through fraudulent Form-47s. \u201cThe real hero of the nation is Imran Khan, who has brought international recognition to Pakistan,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat have Nawaz Sharif or Maryam Nawaz done that the nation can be proud of?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DLP Report PESHAWAR Barrister Dr. Saif, Advisor to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Information and Public Relations, has strongly criticized Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz for naming public projects after herself and her father, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. 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