PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif to visit Gilgit-Baltistan ahead of June 7 polls

LAHORE: The former PM and president of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz Sharif is set to travel to Gilgit-Baltistan on Tuesday for meeting party ticket holders before the elections that will take place on June 7.

The election commission of GB had stated that the general elections in Gilgit-Baltistan will take place on June 7 after the four-month postponement.

Punjab Senior Provincial Minister Maryam Aurangzeb has said on X that the party president will be visiting GB on Tuesday for a one-day tour. He will be meeting party leaders and ticket holders during his visit to GB.

“He will also discuss the general elections in Gilgit-Baltistan along with the development and well-being of the citizens of the area,” she added.

Nawaz has not been active in politics since the February 2024 general elections. However, he is serving as head of the Lahore Authority for Heritage Revival. The former prime minister often presides over its meetings and oversees measures for the protection of the city’s heritage.

The PML-N supremo also acts as a political mentor to his daughter and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.

Earlier in April, Nawaz had vowed that, if elected, the party would focus on development in GB.

Nawaz asserted that GB “is as dear to me as the rest of Pakistan is, and as Azad Kashmir, Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and KP are”.