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India Today
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- India Today
Jinnah's out of the bottle in Maryam Nawaz renaming drama
It was a cheeky attempt to rename an old medical institute that took its name from Baba-e-Qaum with that of Maryam. Replace Pakistan's founding father, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, with Maryam Sharif, the Punjab Chief Minister. Lo and behold, the Jinnah was out of the bottle. A wave of criticism and memefest followed, and the government of Pakistan's Punjab had to make a desperate Nawaz isn't just the CM of Punjab, she is the daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Her supporters must have thought that the scion of the Sharif khaandaan deserved her share of all started with the Punjab government's recent announcement that an extension of the Jinnah Institute of Cardiology in Lahore was being renamed Maryam Nawaz Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases. Punjab Health Minister Khwaja Salman Rafique initially stated on Monday that the renaming reflected the hospital's new identity as a separate entity, no longer an expansion of Jinnah Hospital plan for the institute, originally announced by former Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi in October 2023, involved a facility adjacent to Jinnah Hospital. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, speaking in the Punjab Assembly on Saturday, described the project as an extension of the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC), noting its near completion to address the rising burden of heart media erupted with criticism, memes, and sarcastic remarks, and from politicians to actors, everyone decried the OF JINNAH, SAY PAKISTANISPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Moonis Elahi called it "outrageous", condemning the replacement of Jinnah's Peoples Party (PPP) Punjab leader Faisal Mir criticised the move as an act of "small people", erasing the legacy of Pakistan's founder. Former Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar sarcastically remarked, "Jinnah who?" highlighting the audacity of the Mona Alam emphasised, "Jinnah's name is a red line for every Pakistani."Social media reactions amplified the controversy and the Rana on Instagram called the renaming "disrespectful" and a "betrayal" of Jinnah. Another social media user, Faisal Aleem sarcastically remarked, "Why build something new when you can just rename something old?"Others mocked the decision with memes, including Fasi Zaka's image of landmarks renamed after Sharif family members and a currency note with Maryam Nawaz's picture replacing Jinnah' celebrities didn't hold back in denouncing the author and stand-up comedian Shehzad Ghias Shaikh quipped about renaming Punjab to "Maryam Nawaz", while Pakistani television and radio personality Talat Hussain dubbed it "The Maryam Nawaz Institute of Confusiology."An X user, Awaam Se, suggested renaming the Constitution to "Qanoon-e-Sharif".advertisementSome accused her of "megalomania" and compared her to Imran Khan, with Hassan on X noting, "She's proving to be an even bigger narcissist than Imran. When you have the military's backing, there's no fear of the people or the vote. Do whatever you want."PUNJAB GOVT FORCED TO RETAIN JINNAH NAMEFollowing intense backlash, Punjab senior minister Marriyum Aurangzeb announced on Tuesday that no renaming was under consideration, clarifying that the institute retained its original name, Jinnah Institute of Cardiology, as reflected in the 2025-26 annual development noted that 14 new hospitals were planned in the Nawaz Sharif Medical District, with the masterplan nearing also clarified that official documents showed no name the Punjab government might have thought would please a member of one of Pakistan's most powerful ruling families ended up creating a massive controversy, from which there was no way but retreat. Jinnah's ghost must be haunting Maryam Nawaz.- EndsMust Watch
Time of India
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
All party meet, Parliament should have been called before "ceasefire": Siddaramaiah
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said the Centre should have called for an all party meeting and convened a Parliament session before reaching an understanding with Pakistan to stop all military action. He said the entire credit for the operations against the terrorists and its handlers should go to the armed forces, and that no one should claim credit for it politically. Ceasefire has been declared and both countries have come to an understanding on this. Director General of Military Operation (DGMO) of both countries are meeting, let's see what is decided there," Siddaramaiah said in response to a to reporters here, he said, "In my opinion they (central government) should have called for an all party meeting before the ceasefire. Also, the Parliament should have been called, because it is a very serious matter."On many invoking late PM Indira Gandhi, aimed at drawing parallels between her leadership during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and the ongoing India-Pakistan situation, he said, "It has been many years, about 54 years since 1971, I don't want to speak about it now. Ceasefire has been announced, DGMOs are speaking, let's see."To a question whether all Pakistani nationals in the state have left the country, Siddaramaiah said that only three children were there in Mysuru and that the remaining all have three children were aged below six years. Their parents -- mother was Indian, and father Pakistani."The three children had gone to the border and as no one came to take them there, they have returned," he said. They were with their mother now.
