Overview
- Speaking at a Christmas gathering in Lahore, Maryam Nawaz vowed no compromise on minority rights and promised to stand “like a wall of steel” against injustice.
- She directed authorities to fix cemetery and graveyard issues without delay and asked minority leader Ramesh Singh Arora to provide the necessary budget figures.
- She announced a plan to raise the Minority Welfare Card benefit from 75,000 to 100,000 rupees, with implementation dependent on finalized funding and administration.
- She said minorities receive an equal share of provincial resources and emphasized a unifying national identity over religious labels.
- She praised Suthra Punjab workers for church cleanliness and said upkeep and improvements of all places of worship are being pursued across the province.