Nawaz Sharif reaches Minar-e-Pakistan for address. The leader of Pakistan’s Muslim League-Nawaz Nawaz Sharif arrived to Minar-e-Pakistan, where thousands Pakistani party workers had assembled for a power display before the elections.
After a brief stop in Islamabad, the former three-time prime minister arrived at Lahore airport. After completing his self-imposed exile in London, he returned to Pakistan.
He took a helicopter to the event with former finance minister Ishaq Dar, former law minister Azam Nazir Tarar, and others.
Thousands of PML-N workers descended on Lahore to greet their leader, who will first arrive in Islamabad and then travel to the provincial capital.
Huge caravans of party workers are making their way to Lahore to greet the party’s supremo at Mianr-e-Pakistan.
A special train has arrived in Lahore, while another passenger coach branded ‘Umeed-e-Pakistan’ is on its way to the Punjab capital, which is home to the PML-N.
As the big day approached, party workers from Karachi, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan, Bahawalpur, Jhelum, Peshawar, Quetta, Haiderabad, and Gilgit began to arrive in Lahore.
Nawaz party members set around 40,000 chairs at Iqbal Park for the main event, which featured heavy lights, music, and large screens for the former premier’s address.
As Nawaz Sharif reaches Minar-e-Pakistan for address, according to the police traffic advice, 16 parking spaces have been set aside for visitors visiting the area to attend the event.
Convoys arriving in Lahore from Gujrat, Gujranwala, Kamonki, and Muridke will use the Eastern Bypass from Kala Shah Kaku, while rallies arriving from Sargodha, Faisalabad, and the highway will use Saggian Point and Ring Road.
Similarly, rallies from Okara, Sahiwal, and Multan will travel to the Minar-e-Pakistan via the Babu Sabu-Bandar Road-Nizai Shaheed Chowk motorway.
Furthermore, normal traffic between Sheranwala and the Minar-e-Pakistan sector would be restricted.