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Nawaz Sharif unveils election manifesto days before Feb 8 polls

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PML-N unveils much-awaited party manifesto
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday launched its much-awaited election manifesto.The manifesto was unveiled by PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif.

Speaking at the launch event of the manifesto, Senator Irfan Siddiqui, who is the party’s Manifesto Committee Chairman, said there is nothing in the manifesto that the PML-N will not be able to do when it comes to power.

Siddiqui emphasized that the PML-N leader instructed the committee to include only achievable commitments in the manifesto.

“Nawaz Sharif prohibited us from making unrealistic promises in the manifesto,” he stated.

The delayed manifesto announcement was attributed to the party’s focus on comprehensive reforms, involving the formation of 32 committees to draft it, including an assessment of the party’s past performance.

PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal, present at the event, commented on the disparity between social media narratives and reality, taking a dig at social media campaigns led by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

Here's a breakdown of the PML-N's "Pakistan ko Nawaz do" manifesto:

  • Provide interest-free loans to small farmers.
  • Use of modern technology to overcome crop damage.
  • All government offices will be made environment-friendly.
  • Supremacy of Parliament will be ensured.
  • Articles 62 and 63 will be restored to their original form.
  • Introduction of Panchayat System for alternate dispute resolution.
  • Judicial, legal and justice system will be reformed.
  • Timely and efficient judicial system will be implemented.
  • Limit adjudication time to one year, especially for cases affecting life of a common citizen.
  • Minor cases will be decided in two months.
  • NAB will be abolished.
  • Strengthen existing anti-corruption institutions and agencies.
  • Comprehensive amendments in Civil Procedure Code, 1908 and Criminal Procedure Code, 1898 to standardise the procedural laws.
  • Effective, fair and timely prosecution.
  • Court proceedings will be telecast live.
  • Commercial courts will be established.
  • Courts of overseas Pakistanis will be made better and stronger.
  • Digital system will be established in judiciary.
  • Inflation will be reduced by 10% by fiscal year 2025.
  • Inflation will be brought down to 4 to 6% in next 4 years.
  • Over 10 million jobs to be offered in 5 years.
  • Maintain a low CAD for next 5 years by keeping it in range of around 1.5 % of GDP.
  • To achieve exports of goods & services of more than $58 billion by the end of 2029.
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