The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday speeded up the election campaign after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced the election schedule.

PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif jointly chaired the 11th meeting of the parliamentary board at the Model Town Secretariat in Lahore. On this occasion, interviews were conducted for 15 national and 31 provincial seats in the Bahawalpur division.

The candidates were interviewed by the PML-N leadership for the four national seats from district Bahawalnagar, five national seats from district Bahawalpur, and six national seats from district Rahim Yar Khan.

Whereas for the eight provincial seats from Bahawalnagar, 10 provincial seats from district Bahawalpur, and 13 provincial seats from district Rahim Yar Khan, the candidates also appeared before the party leadership.

During the meeting, in line with the potential seat adjustment with the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) in Bahawalpur, the PML-N and allied parties’ candidates were decided.

The PML-N candidates were also asked questions pertaining to the party affiliation and their popularity in their respective constituencies.

– Nothing to do with inflation –

Few days back, PML-N senior leader Ahsan Iqbal said that his party had nothing to do with the inflation in the country.

Speaking to the media in Narowal, the former planning minister alleged that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) government was to blame for the ballooning inflation in the country. "The ministry of planning and development has nothing to do with inflation."

He was of the view that the country was moving forward gradually.

Iqbal underscored the potential of the country's youth. He vowed to provide the loans to the youth if his party was voted into power.

He asserted, "Narowal is the stronghold of the PML-N."