Pakistan, Aug. 20 -- PML-N President Nawaz Sharif has stepped up his political outreach to the party's provincial lawmakers, meeting PML-N MPAs from Muzaffargarh on Wednesday in an effort to narrow the widening disconnect between legislators and the provincial administrative machinery, the Punjab government said.

Accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz at her office, the former prime minister discussed the MPAs' grievances, the political situation and development priorities in south Punjab.

Nawaz has rarely interacted with provincial lawmakers since the February 2024 general elections, making this meeting significant.

Since the elections, he has largely confined his political engagements to party huddles and meetings of the L...