LAHORE: Anti-Corruption Establishment director general Brigadier (retd)Muzaffar Ali Ranjha has been sacked from service by interim Punjabgovernment.

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The notification of Brigadier (retd) Muzaffar Ali Ranjha’s removal wasissued on Monday.

Ranjha was considered to be a blue eyed boy of former chief ministerShahbaz Sharif. While commenting on the sacking, the ACE director legal ShSohail said Ranjha’s contract was terminated due to the ongoing reshuffleof officers in the wake of general elections 2018.

He said Ranjha’s two year contract was expiring in July 2019. It was acontractual appointment so Ranjha could not have been transferredelsewhere, Sohail added. He categorically denied any conspiracy behindRanjha’s.

Rumours were rife that Ranjha’s appointment as director general ACE was areward from the PML-N government for allegedly helping the party in riggingthe 2013 elections. At the time of 2013 elections, Ranjha was serving asthe sector commander of the Military Intelligence, Punjab. The PTI ChairmanImran Khan had alleged that a brigadier had helped Nawaz in Punjab duringthe last general elections.