Caretaker CM Punjab Hasan Askari may land into troubles
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LAHORE - Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Hasan Askari and the interior minister Shaukat Javaid land into troubles as court has been moved to launch an FIR against both officials.
PML N leader Rana Mashood has lodged a petition alleging political victimisation by the two officials.
The petition was taken up by an additional district and sessions judge on Saturday, a local media outlet reported link .
The petition alleged that the interim-setup had used its authority to target the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) workers and that fake cases were registered against the party’s top leadership.
In addition, the election campaign of the party was also negatively impact due to efforts by Askari and Interior Minister Shaukat Sultan, the petition alleged.
Mashood’s petition said he approached Sherakot police with an application but officials were not prepared to take legal action against the caretaker set-up. He requested the court to order the local officer to register an FIR.