The Lahore High Court on Monday dismissed a plea against the printing of former PM Nawaz Sharif’s picture on a Kisan Card in Punjab.
Lahore High Court’s Justice Shahid Karim dismissed the petition filed by a citizen Mashkoor Hussain.
The Punjab government’s lawyer informed the court that the plan to print Nawaz Sharif’s picture on the Kisan card has not been finalized yet.
The applicant Mashkoor Hussain in his plea stated that CM Maryam Nawaz has okayed to emboss the picture of Nawaz Sharif on a Kisan Card but the public funds cannot be used for personal publicity.
Using the national treasury for personal publicity is a violation of the Supreme Court’s verdict, the plea stated and urged the court to stay the decision until a decision on the plea.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz gave approval to the ‘Nawaz Sharif Kisan Card Project’ aimed at uplifting the agriculture sector and socio-economic condition of farmers in the province.
