Punjab Information Minister Azma Zahid Bukhari has denied reports that public funds were used to finance Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s recent private visit to London.
In a statement posted on X, Bukhari rejected claims that the Punjab government paid for the chief minister’s trip, saying there was no truth to reports that it was funded through official expenses.
Azma Bukhari says CM Punjab paid the costs
The provincial information minister said Maryam Nawaz personally covered the expenses of the London visit.
Maryam Nawaz recently travelled to London to attend her daughter’s graduation ceremony. She left the United Kingdom for Pakistan on Wednesday.
Maryam Nawaz says PML-N remains united
Speaking briefly to journalists before departing London, Maryam Nawaz said the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was fully united and standing firmly together.
She said several people had tried to break up and divide the party in the past, but they had eventually come and gone while the PML-N remained united.
The chief minister also called for greater efforts to serve the public in other provinces, saying they should work to provide services to people in the same way as Punjab.
