LAHORE – Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Hasan Askari and Home MinisterShaukat Javaid lands into trouble as a petition has been filed in the courtfor registering a case against the top government officials.
A sessions court in Lahore on Saturday heard an appeal against Punjab’scaretaker Chief Minister Hasan Askari and Home Minister Shaukat Javed forallegedly taking discriminatory measures against PML-N workers.
The petition, filed by PML-N leader Rana Mashhood, was heard by AdditionalSessions Judge Mohammad Arif Mujahid. In his appeal, Mashhood claimed thatboth Askari and Sultan had worked to disperse a PML-N workers’ rally on thearrival of former premier Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz inLahore last month.
The two had arrived from London to turn themselves in to the NationalAccountability Bureau after they were convicted in a corruption reference.
Mashhood’s petition also accused Askari of adversely affecting PML-N’selection campaign. He complained that false cases were registered againstPML-N workers, yet the police refused to file a case against Askari whenthe party tried to file a complaint in the Shera Kot police station.
The PML-N leader urged the court to file a case against the interim chiefminister and home minister.
The sessions court issued notices to all respondents, ordering them toappear and present their arguments in the next hearing. The proceedingswere adjourned until September3.