Nawaz Sharif promises to rebuild Pakistan.

Amidst a grand and jubilant reception from thousands of enthusiastic supporters at Minar-e-Pakistan, Pakistan Muslim League-N supremo and former three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday pledged to put the country back to prosperity and development.

He made it clear that he had no intention to take revenge from anyone and his sole purpose was to restore the economy and dignity of the motherland. Nawaz Sharif was addressing a gathering after a long period of four years since he left the country for self-imposed exile in London.

During his speech, he recalled that Maryam Nawaz, who was kept in a cell adjacent to her father's, was not permitted to meet him. Nawaz Sharif shared the heart-wrenching story of his daughter, revealing how she fell unconscious upon learning of her mother's death, expressing his deep pain over Kalsoom's demise.

In his extensive address, Nawaz Sharif candidly expressed his concerns about the spiraling prices of essential commodities, most notably the cost of bread, which had been a mere Rs4 during his tenure. He vowed to steer the nation back on the right path and restore economic stability. 'Is electricity bill out of reach or not?' he asked the party workers.

Nawaz Sharif said that the process of inflation had already begun before Shehbaz Sharif's government as the dollar, prices of petrol and other things were going up. He said that he was delivering a speech at a gathering after a long period of six years.

'I took the electricity bill of Nassrullah Khan that was handed over to him during 2016. He received Rs1317 bill in May 2016 and then his bill in 2022 in Rs15,687. Saeed Akhtar received Rs760 in March 2017 and in August 2022, Akhtar received Rs8220. Was that Shehbaz Sharif?' said Nawaz Sharif.

He added that they built a motorway for Gilgit-Baltistan and built a tunnel for Chitral.

The PML-N chief said that Peshawar to Islamabad motorway and thus Islamabad to Lahore and from Lahore to Multan motorway was also built by their government. Pakistan, he said, was going to become an Asian tiger. Nawaz Sharif said, 'God will help us. We will try again to steer the country out of crises'.

Nawaz Sharif questioned the audience about the soaring price of petrol, emphasizing that it had been significantly lower during his government.

He underlined their past government's achievement in maintaining control over the value of the dollar.

Reflecting on the past, he noted the potential for eliminating unemployment through...

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