Lahore July 2 (IANS) A Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supporter on Monday kicked off the election campaign for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif s daughter Maryam Nawaz by taking a lion on to the streets of Lahore constituency.
While Maryam Nawaz is in London tending to her ailing mother the supporter of the party -- whose electoral symbol is the lion -- started the campaign on her behalf. Pakistan will hold general elections on July 25.
Maryam Nawaz is contesting the polls from National Assembly constituency NA-127 in Lahore and Punjab Assembly constituency PP-173 the Daily Times reported.
"I will run Maryam s campaign and walk this lion every day in every corner of NA-127 (Lahore) till the polling day " Mian Zia said.
The former Premier s daughter will be facing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf s Jamshed Iqbal Cheema in Lahore constituency.
According to Pakistani media reports Sharif and his daughter plan to return to the country in a week.
The decision to return to Pakistan was made after a consultation with senior leaders of the PML-N as well as pressure from some party workers Geo News reported citing sources.
Earlier reports said that the PML-N duo were "faking" Kulsoom Nawaz s illness to escape the judgment of the supplementary corruption references.

--IANS soni/bg