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Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has approached the Lahore High Court to seek the return of Rs 7 crore that was deposited as a guarantee in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case. The three-member full bench, led by Chief Justice Aalia Neelum, will hear the case, with Justices Javed Zafar and Obaid Gul Khan also part of the panel.
Maryam Nawaz stated that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had dismissed the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case as baseless, and after the case was closed, the Rs 7 crore deposited as a guarantee should be returned.
In a statement, the spokesperson for the MQM said that an inquiry commission should be set up under the Commission of Inquiry Act 2017 to investigate the incident. The police had registered a case against the deceased Sajid Hussain’s father on his statement, which was filed under Section 322 of the Motor Vehicles Act.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz chaired a meeting, where she was briefed on the Mianwali incident in Lahore. The briefing stated that the construction work was underway at the site, and the mother and daughter were living in their relatives’ house in Lahore, while the rescue teams promptly started their operation.
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Addressing the gathering, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the event was of historical significance and he wished the nation a happy occasion. Ghulam Ahmed Bilour, a senior leader of the Awami National Party, said he was an old cartridge, not an assembly member, and had no position in the party.
The Pakistan-Afghanistan situation is temporary, but China is making efforts to improve relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan, said Sindh’s Senior Minister Dr. Raza Amiri in a press conference in Karachi.
The case was registered against the project manager Asghar Sindhoo, safety in-charge Daniel, and site in-charge Ahmed Nawaz. The court order stated that, according to the plaintiff, their grandson had taken the car without their permission, and the unfortunate incident occurred.
The interim head of the US Cybersecurity Agency, a person of Indian origin, shared sensitive documents on the chat platform GP.
