Published on, Sept. 29 -- September 29, 2025 6:16 AM

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 hi...