Rana Sana, Dr Ayesha sworn in as Punjab ministers

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Rana Sanaullah took oath as Punjab Law Minister.
Punjab Governor Rafique Rajwana administered the oath to Rana Sanaullah who regained his portfolio after having been cleared in the 2014 Model Town incident in which more than a dozen supporters of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) were killed by police.He was removed from office by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif. In the ceremony, Dr Ayesha Ghaus Pasha took oath as Provincial Finance Minister, as Shahbaz Sharif expanded his cabinet.
Last week, a joint investigation team (JIT) formed by the Punjab government to investigate the Model Town incident had exonerated Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Sanaullah from charges of ordering or abetting the police action.
According to the report, all JIT members had unanimously declared Shahbaz Sharif and Rana Sanaullah innocent and dismissed allegations levelled against them in the FIR lodged by Minhajul Quran’s director administration. Neither had the federal government any role in law and order of the province nor was any evidence found to support the abetment charges.