LHC seeks final arguments in Basra case

LAHORE

Justice Muhammad Yawar Ali of the Lahore High Court on Monday sought final arguments from parties on a petition of Pakistan Peoples Party leader and ex-Member Punjab Assembly (MPA) Shaukat Mahmood Basra seeking state protection/security due to serious threats to his life.

Petitioner counsel Sardar Khurram Latif Khosa alleged that suspects involved in a recent life attempt made on Mr Basra in Haroonabad on February 6, were being provided full leverage and they had been extending threats to the petitioner and his family.

He also alleged that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government had hatched a conspiracy to kill Mr Basra. He requested the court to order the government and police to provide protection to Basra and his family with adequate security to ensure their fundamental right of being protected.