Punjab has a long tradition of hospitality and generosity, but patience also has its limits. When voices rise too loud and provocations turn into direct attacks, a strong reaction becomes inevitable. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, daughter of three-time elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has now emerged as that reaction — an unshakable wall against the tide of propaganda and hostility directed towards Punjab.

It was Nawaz Sharif who first raised the slogan “Jag Punjabi Jag” (Wake up, Punjabi, wake up), assuring the people of Punjab that he would never allow anyone to snatch their rights, point fingers at their province, or impose external control over them. Forty years later, it is his daughter, Maryam Nawaz, who has taken up the same mantle — this time with even greater resolve, standing firmly before the entire country to defend Punjab’s honour and interests.

In recent months, a calculated and systematic campaign was launched to malign Punjab and target its people. As Chief Executive of the province, Maryam Nawaz’s response to those........

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