Demolition of Governor House Walls: LHC announces verdict on petition

Demolition of Governor House Walls: LHC announces verdict on petition

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) has announced verdict in the petition of demolition of Governor House walls.

LHC has ordered to stop the demolition Punjab Governor House walls.

The court was hearing a petition to stop the demolition of the boundary walls of Punjab Governor House filed by Khawaja Mohsin Abbas. The LHC has summoned replies from the federal and Punjab governments in this regard.

The petition states that the Punjab Governor House is a historic building and under the Supreme Court’s order, no historic building can be damaged.

It further stated that the order of the prime minister will waste taxpayer's money. The petition also seeks to make the federal and Punjab governments parities in the case.