Pakistan, June 27 -- Lahore - Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz delivered her budget speech on Friday, expressing deep gratitude to her MPAs for their patience, support, and unity throughout the year. She saluted their composure and acknowledged that her achievements would not have been possible without their backing.

She reminded the assembly of her very first speech, where she said she wasn't competing with any individual, but rather with the towering legacies within her own party-Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif. "They set the benchmark. That's who I hold myself against," she said.

Maryam Nawaz proudly stated that the promises she made in her first year had been fulfilled. "I stand here today, fully accountable to this Parliament and...