FIR registered against Punjab Housing Minister for forgery

LAHORE: FIR has been registered against the Punjab Minister for Housing Tahir Aslam Malik over the alleged involvement in fraud case. Tahir Aslam’s father Aslam Malik and Brother Kamran Malik are also involved in fraud case. As per details, the FIR was registered on the request of Sales Manager of a private cement company who levelled allegations that Tahir Aslam bought cement worth Rs6.5 crores but never made payment for that. The section 489-F of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) has been included in the FIR which deals with issuance of a cheque for repayment of a loan or fulfillment of an obligation dishonestly and the cheque is dishonored on presentation in the bank.