Court moved against harassment

LAHORE

A writ petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court against an employee of the Chief Minister House for harassing an employee of Jinnah Hospital and forcing him to leave an official residence allotted to him in Wahdat Colony.

Tauqeer Yousaf, an admin officer of Jinnah Hospital, filed the petition alleging that Muhammad Athar Javed Khan, who is employee of Chief Minister's House, was harassing him. He stated that he forced him to leave his official residence allotted to him in Wahdat Colony. He submitted that Muhammad Yaseen, who was employee with Board of Revenue, was also his companion, who had created problems for them. He said the respondents filed applications against him at difference places, including Punjab Housing and Physical Planning Department on the basis of fake allegations. The petitioner stated that he was misusing his powers for being employee of the Chief Minister House.

He said he was living with his family along with his mother in quarter No. F-6 in Wahdat Colony. He said he was living peacefully and no FIR or other complaint was filed against him since the day he started living there. The petitioner said initially the residence was allotted to his father but later it was transferred to him in 1998. He said he also paid rent and had all proofs but despite that he was being harassed.

Objection overruled: The Lahore High Court on Monday overruled objection of Registrar’s office to a petition seeking direction to federal government to establish a `shadow cabinet’ to eliminate the menace of corruption from country. Justice Khalid Mehmood Khan directed Registrar’s office to fix the case before any bench for preliminary hearing. The office has put objection that the petition was not maintainable and case was fixed before Justice Khan as an objection case.  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and the Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed moved the petition submitting that the establishment of a shadow cabinet had become inevitable to control corruption and political appointments.