{
  "id": 8063529,
  "title": "‘Aircraft belongs to CM's office, not me personally,’ Maryam hits back at criticism over use of official plane",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/aircraft-belongs-to-cms-office-not-me-personally-maryam-hits-back-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T10:04:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Express Tribune - Pakistan",
    "slug": "the-express-tribune-pakistan",
    "url": "https://tribune.com.pk/story/2629883/aircraft-belongs-to-cms-office-not-me-maryam-hits-back-at-criticism-over-use-of-official-plane"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif defended her use of an official aircraft to attend a personal event in London, stating that the plane belonged to the office of the chief minister and that she had paid all expenses for the trip. At an inauguration ceremony in Multan, she discussed anti-corruption measures, development projects and initiatives taken by her government. She also addressed criticism over the purchase of a Punjab government aircraft, noting that all four ministers had access to it. Maryam claimed she had faced criticism for traveling on the government plane to attend her daughter's graduation ceremony in the UK, but had paid Rs27.5 million from her own pocket. She promised to continue governing Punjab and vowed to work while traveling and in the office, stating that she worked until midnight and woke up at 8 am.",
  "summary": "Says she paid Rs27.5m for her UK trip, defending her use of Punjab government’s official aircraft",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}