Shafay says standing by his younger brother

Dawn6 November 2026, 04:29 UTCPakistan

LAHORE: Punjab Commerce and Investment Minister Shafay Hussain of the PML-Q has said that he is standing by his younger brother Salik Hussain, Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis, come what may. In response to the ongoing controversy involving Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and Salik Hussain, Mr Shafay said: “I have and will never distance myself from my younger brother. My brother is an independent person with his own independent views,” he told Dawn on Thursday. Maryam Nawaz has served a Rs5 billion defamation notice on Salik over his corruption allegations against her government, d

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