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Maryam Nawaz sworn in as chief minister of Punjab province
Hindustan Times
|February 27, 2024
The daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif took control of Pakistan's most populous region on Monday, becoming the country's first woman to govern a province.
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Maryam Nawaz Sharif was elected chief minister in her family's long-time power base of Punjab province, after Pakistan held national and provincial polls on February 8.
Her father known as the "Lion of Punjab" - was prime minister three times, his last stint ending in 2017.
Her uncle Shehbaz, also a previous premier, looks set to rule again after the family's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party agreed to govern in coalition with the Pakistan Peoples Party.
The alliance also saw the PPP's Punjab lawmakers back Maryam for the chief minister's office, where she will preside over the province of 127 million Pakistanis - more than half the national populace.
This story is from the February 27, 2024 edition of Hindustan Times.
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