LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Tuesday issued a contempt notice to Punjab Secretary for Information Raja Jahangir for twisting facts about unpaid payment to the television channels under the head of advertisements.
The chief justice was hearing a petition by the Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) seeking recovery of the outstanding payment from the government.
In compliance with the previous order, information secretary Jahangir appeared before the court along with details of the outstanding amount.
He said the government owed Rs200 million, however, PBA’s counsel Jam Asif Mahmood contradicted the figure. He said the exact outstanding amount was Rs360 million.
Lahore High Court Chief Justice Mohammad Qasim Khan on Wednesday lashed out at the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) for its involvement in “illegal” occupation of lands. Wikimedia Commons/File
LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Mohammad Qasim Khan on Wednesday lashed out at the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) for its involvement in “illegal” occupation of lands and regretted that the army seemed to have become the “biggest land grabber”.
The chief justice was hearing petitions of three citizens seeking an order against the DHA to not disturb their lawful possession of the land they had obtained on lease from the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB).
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Lahore HC raps Pak s Defence Housing Authority for illegally occupying land, calls army biggest land grabber ANI | Updated: Apr 29, 2021 12:21 IST
Lahore [Pakistan], April 29 (ANI): Lahore High Court Chief Justice Mohammad Qasim Khan has lashed out at the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) for its involvement in illegal occupation of lands, regretting that the army seems to have become the biggest land grabber .
The Chief Justice was hearing petitions of three citizens seeking an order against the DHA to not disturb their lawful possession of the land they had obtained on lease from the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB), Dawn reported.