The Sacred Heart Cathedral of Lahore on Monday issued an apology after coming under scrutiny for allowing Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz’s Maryam Nawaz to use the pulpit to make a political speech.
In a video, Fr Francis Gulzar revealed that Provincial Minister Tahir Khalil Sandhu and MPA Shakeel Marcus had informed the cathedral administration that the ousted prime minister’s daughter wished to visit the church to say prayers for her ailing mother, Kulsoom Nawaz.
“Keeping in mind that a place of worship is a home for prayers, the church administration allowed Maryam Nawaz to visit,” said Francis. “It was decided unanimously that the lady will speak about herself and her family members’ association with Christian schools.”
However, soon after saying prayers for her mother and thanking the Christian community, Maryam’s speech took a political turn.
The visit became a campaign event with the PML-N leader urging congregants to cast vote in favour of her mother, the candidate for NA-120.