LHC moved against Nawaz’ pic on Kisan card

Author: Agencies
Nawaz Sharif, former Prime Minister and leader of Pakistan Muslim League (N) gestures during a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan May 10, 2018. Picture taken May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood

The move to place the picture of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif on the newly launched Kisan Card has been challenged in the Lahore High Court.

A citizen named Mashkoor Hussain moved the LHC through a lawyer. The chief minister, provincial government and Nawaz Sharif were made respondents in the petition.

The petitioner prayed that the public funds could not be used for personal publicity and it’s against the law to paste the picture of Nawaz Sharif on Kisan Card.

The petitioner prayed that the Punjab government should be directed to stop issuing Kisan Card with the picture of Nawaz Sharif. He urged the LHC to direct the authorities to stop printing the Kisan Card till the final decision of the case. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz had approved the ‘Nawaz Sharif Kisan Card’ on Friday during a meeting held on agricultural reforms. The chief minister said 500,000 farmers would be given loans of Rs150 billion in a year on easy terms through Kisan Card.

Share
Leave a Comment

Recent Posts

  • Pakistan

Top Chinese military official lauds Pakistan’s counter-terror efforts

General Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission (CMC), has commended the Pakistan…

6 hours ago
  • Pakistan

Punjab CM thanks people for rejecting ‘disruptors’

Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Maryam Nawaz Sharif has expressed her gratitude to the people of…

6 hours ago
  • Pakistan

Belarus president winds up 3-day Pakistan visit

President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko on Wednesday departed after completing a three-day official visit to…

6 hours ago
  • Pakistan

Kurram tribal clashes rage as death toll surges past 100

The recent clashes between the two warring sides in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram district continued…

6 hours ago
  • Pakistan

US lawmakers, Amnesty decry ‘crackdown’ on PTI protesters

A number of United States' lawmakers along with Amnesty International have voiced support for demonstrators…

6 hours ago
  • World

Hamas signals willingness for ceasefire in Gaza after Lebanon

Hamas is ready to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a senior official in…

6 hours ago