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Maryam Nawaz says cleansing the minds of those who envy the province’s progress

Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said she is not only cleaning Punjab of crime and filth but also "cleansing the minds of those who envy the province's progress" - continuing the war of words with Sindh.Maryam Nawaz unveiled the new fleet of nearly seven hundred sanitation machines in Lahore on Tuesday."Some people get upset when I speak about Punjab - but tell me, which province am I the chief minister of? If I don't speak for Punjab, then who should?" Maryam Nawaz said while addressing an event on Tuesday.The chief minister said she also wanted Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and Sindh to be 'as clean and developed as Punjab,' adding that all provinces received substantial funds."So if your roads are broken, if you must travel in rickety buses, or if wheat is expensive, then ask your own governments why that is," she remarked.Maryam Nawaz said progress and prosperity were the right of every citizen and "not something they should have to beg for." She added that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appreciated her work during their meetings. "I tell him I've learnt all this from Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif," she said.She said Suthra Punjab program is being implemented throughout the province. Maryam Nawaz paid tributes to the volunteers who took part in the relief activities in the flood hit areas. She said that the Government and administration worked tirelessly as a team during the flood situation.Meanwhile, Punjab Information Minister Azma Zahid Bokhari dismissed calls for CM Maryam to apologise to the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).'What should the chief minister apologise for? If anyone owes an apology, it's the Sindh government. They started this row; it's up to them to end it.' Bokhari accused the PPP of targeting the Punjab government to weaken the federation and advised PTI to 'set its own house in order.'