A citizen challenged in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday the printing of the picture of the three-time former premier and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif on the government of Punjab’s Nawaz Sharif Kisan Card, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.  

Making the Punjab government, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Nawaz Sharif respondents, Mashkoor Hussain sought the court’s order to declare the printing of the former prime minister’s picture on the card null and void.

The petitioner also prayed to the court to order that the release of funds for the project as well as its publicity should be stopped until it gave final verdict in the case.    

He also requested the court to order Nawaz to pay for the government funds spent on the cards from his own pocket.

Around 10 days ago, the same petitioner had requested the Lahore High Court (LHC) to prohibit former prime minister Nawaz Sharif from presiding over Punjab cabinet’s administrative meetings and issuing directives to cabinet members and state officials despite the fact that he held no official position either in the provincial or the federal government.

Mushkoor Hussain argued that Nawaz Sharif, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo, had recently chaired three administrative meetings of the Punjab government.

He contended that the move, coming after his prolonged absence from public view since the general elections, had raised significant concerns.

On March 18, chaired administrative meetings of the Punjab government alongside his daughter, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.

Reporter: Malik Ashraf