Pakistan, Feb. 28 -- It was indeed a momentous occasion for the province of Punjab, when its parliament unanimously elected its 23rd chief minister on February 26, 2024, with a thumping majority (220 votes). The incumbent of this prestigious and profoundly important office is none other than Maryam Nawaz Sharif, daughter of three times former prime minister of Pakistan, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. Maryam Nawaz has created history by becoming the first-ever woman chief minister of Pakistan's largest province - the province of Punjab - country's most populous and politically important region.

Election of Maryam Nawaz Sharif, PML-N senior vice president and chief organizer, as the first woman chief executive of the province of Punjab, is hi...