LAHORE: Maryam Nawaz, daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, addressed a workers convention in the provincial capital on Monday. 

While addressing the convention, Maryam said her mother Begum Kulsoom Nawaz is not contesting the NA-120 by-election only as the wife of the former president. But, Maryam added, Kulsoom Nawaz stood up for the party at a time when the party?s leader, Nawaz, was sent into exile.

"When I stepped out to campaign for the NA-120 by-elections I wanted to present Nawaz Sharif's case before the public's court," Maryam maintained. "But with the passage of time I have realised that the public has not accepted the injustice meted out to Nawaz Sharif." 

Maryam also appreciated the party workers for their discipline, saying it is often difficult to keep a political party event going on in an organised manner. "But today I can see discipline."

The workers? convention is held in connection with the campaign for NA-120 by-election that is due on September 17.  

The NA-120 seat fell vacant following the disqualification of Nawaz as the prime minister by the Supreme Court on July 28. In the 2013 General Elections, Nawaz had won the seat by a substantial margin, defeating Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf?s Yasmin Rashid, who will be contesting for the seat this time around too.