- Maryam Nawaz has become 1st woman Chief Minister (CM) of West Punjab in Pakistan.
- Maryam Nawaz is the daughter of three-time Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
- She said she would now not only represent a political party. She would be a Wazir-e-Ala of the entire Punjab.
- In the elections, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) won 137 seats in the Punjab Assembly.
- Independents backed by former PM Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won 113 seats.
- In 2017, she was featured in the BBC’s 100 Women list.
- Additionally, she was included in The New York Times list of 11 Powerful Women Around the World for the year 2017.
Maryam Nawaz has become 1st woman Chief Minister (CM) of West Punjab in Pakistan
ByTeam Current Hunt
Mar 2, 2024