The Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) on Wednesday summoned formerinterior minister Sheikh Rashid on July 15.
According to the sources, the ACE has summoned Sheikh Rashid over allegedembezzlement worth millions of rupees in fee payment in the sale ofstate-owned land to a private housing society in Islamabad.
In this regard, the sources further said that the former federal homeminister has been directed to appear at the anti-corruption head office inLahore with a complete record of land sales.
The anti-corruption also summoned the management of the housing society toinvestigate the matter.
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While responding to the aforementioned matter Sheikh Rashid said, “I willappear in anti-corruption. Cases are being made to exert politicalpressure. If you want to make an arrest, do it and I have had land for 50,60 years.”
