{"id":112960,"date":"2025-09-29T20:12:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T15:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=112960"},"modified":"2025-09-29T20:12:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T15:12:15","slug":"punjab-information-minister-hits-back-at-shazia-marri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/112960\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab information minister hits back at Shazia Marri"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LAHORE(National times)- Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari issued a sharp response to PPP leader Shazia Marri&#8217;s recent remarks regarding Punjab government. Speaking to the media, Bukhari said, \u201cYou\u2019re issuing both dictations and threats. Don\u2019t try to build a pulpit where you have no mandate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dunyanews.tv\/en\/Pakistan\/908533-bilawal-praised-did-not-criticize-punjab-govt-murtaza-wahab\">Bilawal praised, did not criticize Punjab Govt: Murtaza Wahab<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She added that if Bilawal Bhutto wishes to create &#8220;rivers of milk and honey,&#8221; he should do so in Sindh where his party holds power. \u201cPunjab has given its mandate to CM Maryam Nawaz,\u201d Bukhari asserted. The minister emphasised that Maryam Nawaz understands the issues of the people and is actively working to resolve them. \u201cUnlike others, the Punjab government can&#8217;t just distribute Rs 12,000 under the guise of BISP (Benazir Income Support Program),\u201d she said. Bukhari further advised Shazia Marri to stop offering political &#8220;lollipops&#8221; and asking her to come out of 2022 \u2014 this is 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE(National times)- Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari issued a sharp response to PPP leader Shazia Marri&#8217;s recent remarks regarding Punjab government. Speaking to the media, Bukhari said, \u201cYou\u2019re issuing both dictations and threats. 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