PML-N is not businessmen party:Shahbaz Sharif

Lahore: Former Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif said Saturday that those who tried to belittle the PML-N by terming it a favourite party of traders need to change their thinking as trading was a noble profession and businessmen loved Nawaz Sharif for his prudent political and economic policies.

“They know well that Nawaz Sharif had not only made the country’s defence impregnable by conducting nuclear tests but he had also brought about progress and prosperity through his business-friendly policies,” he told different delegations from Raiwind.

At that time, he added, the Indian finance minister had also asked his finance experts to adopt Pakistan’s economic policy as a role model.

“The PML-N is the only political party in the country that is liked and admired equally by all sections of society, including government employees, farmers, lawyers, women and students.” Claiming that the Laptop Distribution Scheme had brought a revolution in the lives of youth, he asked the youngsters to reject the opponents of this project through their votes in elections. “There are thousands of students across Punjab who are not only benefiting from these laptops by acquiring modern education but they are also using them as a tool to earn livelihood,” the former CM said.

Shahbaz asked the youth not to lose their heart as the PML-N government would resume Laptop Distribution Scheme and Ujala Programme after coming to power. But, he emphaised, students could benefit from these schemes only on the basis of merit.