LHC issues notice to Punjab CS on Sheikh Rashid’s plea

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LHC issues notice to Punjab CS on Sheikh Rashid’s plea

Staff Reporter
July 20, 2022

LHC issues notice to Punjab CS on Sheikh Rashid’s plea

The Lahore High Court(LHC) on Wednesday issued notice to the Punjab chief secretary (CS) on a petition of former interior minister and Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmad challenging the appointment of director general of the Anti- Corruption Establishment (ACE).

Justice Farooq Haider also summoned record of the Model Town incident proceedings as Rashid’s counsel Azhar Siddique said ACE head Rana Abdul Jabbar was an accused in the case.

Earlier, the counsel argued that the provincial government appointed respondent Jabbar, BS-20, as director general of the ACE in violation of rules and the law. He alleged the respondent had been appointed due to his close relations with interior minister Rana Sanaullah Khan.

He said criminal cases were pending before the courts against the respondent and he was also involved in 2014 Model Town incident being then DIG operations of Lahore.

He asked the court to set aside the appointment of the respondent for being illegal and in violation of the rules set by the Supreme Court in different judgments.

The judge would resume the next hearing on July 27.

Mr Rashid also faces an inquiry pending with the ACE, however, the court restrained the ACE from causing any harassment to him.

The ACE accuses him of misappropriation of millions of rupees on account of fee in the sale of state land to Royal Residencia Islamabad Housing Society.