LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz has postponed her visit to Karachi in view of surging coronavirus cases, party spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb confirmed on Saturday.
Maryam was scheduled to visit the metropolis in connection with the NA-249 (Karachi West-II) by-election, a seat that was left vacant due to the resignation of Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda.
Aurangzeb confirmed the development, saying the visit was cancelled “considering the worsening situation” of the pandemic.
پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ن) کی ترجمان مریم اورنگزیب کا بیان
مریم نوازشریف نے دورہ کراچی منسوخ کردیا
کورونا وبا سے عوام کی زندگیوں کو لاحق سنگین خطرات کے پیش نظر دورہ منسوخ کیاگیا
— PML(N) (@pmln_org) April 24, 2021
“The decision was taken to protect the lives of the people and save them from coronavirus,” she said in a series of tweets.
Separately, Maryam’s spokesperson Mohammad Zubair said she was to address “a large jalsa, which would have endangered the situation”.
Maryam Nawaz will not be visiting Karachi for NA249 campaign. The decision has been taken due to spread of corona in recent days. She was to address a large jalsa which would have endangered the situation. The campaign however will continue unaffected.
— Mohammad Zubair (@Real_MZubair) April 24, 2021
“The campaign however will continue unaffected,” he added.
