Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif hoped that the PML-N would sweep the upcoming elections and Nawaz would return to power for the fourth time. Taking a dig at PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari over his US-style debate challenge, Shehbaz Sharif has said that it should have been better if former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was invited to inspect Sindh instead of the dare. A heated war of words between the two key allies in the former Pakistan Democratic Movement-led government escalated further as the country braces for the upcoming elections, scheduled to be held on February 8. It is pertinent to mention here that the PML-N leadership, after the end of the PDM-led government, has been criticising the PPP over its \u201cpoor performance\u201d in Sindh, where the party has been ruling for over 15 years. In line with the Western democracies, Bilawal \u2014 PPP-P\u2019s candidate for prime minister’s office \u2014 dared PML-N supremo to debate anywhere before February 8 to provide voters with crucial insights into their plans. Ending his four-year self-imposed exile in London, Nawaz \u2014 three-time former prime minister \u2014 returned to Pakistan to take a fourth shot at power. He further said globally, presidential and prime ministerial candidates participate in televised debates, providing voters with crucial insights into their plans. \u201cThis transparency is vital for an informed electorate ahead of the voting process,\u201d he added. Addressing a public rally in Rawalpindi, the PML-N president, without naming Bilawal, said: \u201cA political leader and my friend said he wanted to have a debate with Nawaz Sharif.\u201d \u201cI want to tell them who have a complaint that the lion is not hunting that they will find out on February 8.\u201d Eying on regaining his party\u2019s lost glory in Punjab, the PPP chairman has been holding mass public gatherings in Punjab these days. Addressing the public gathering, the PML-N president also highlighted the services of his party\u2019s supremo and said: \u201cNawaz Sharif provided free medicines in Punjab hospitals.\u201d On the occasion, the ex-prime minister also slammed the performance of the former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led Imran Khan’s government. \u201cWhat did the PTI do in its tenure,\u201d he asked the participants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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