Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s caravan on Saturday left for Lahore from Gujranwala, where he had stayed overnight after delivering a fiery speech in which he raged against the judges of the Supreme Court.
This is the fourth and last day of his ‘homecoming’ rally that set off from Islamabad on August 9. His motorcade was supposed to leave Gujranwala at 11am, but was delayed till 12:30pm due to unknown reasons.
His motorcade later reached Muridke, where a large crowd of supporters have gathered to welcome him. The caravan was joined by a rally from Sialkot, led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Khawaja Asif. PML-N leader Abid Sher Ali also arrived to welcome the ousted PML-N supremo.
Upon reaching Lahore, Sharif will address supporters at Shahdara Chowk and then at Data Darbar, which will be his final stop.
Nawaz Sharif walked onto the stage set up for his address in Muridke amidst loud cheers.
“Do not be disappointed,” he started, “do not worry. This is your victory. This is the defeat of those who have held the nation hostage for 70 years.”
“The 200 million people of this country are the real owners of this country. A few cannot over rule them. We will make the 200 million people of Pakistan its real owners again,” he said.
“Nawaz Sharif has come to you. Did you not send Nawaz to Islamabad after making him prime minister?” he asked, prompting assent from the crowd.
