ISLAMABAD: The commission formed to investigate the 2017 Faizabad sit-in by the TLP has reportedly summoned former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and ex-Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, according to official sources.
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is scheduled to appear on Wednesday, while confirmation from Ahsan Iqbal is still pending. The federal government established the commission on November 15, and it includes former police officers Akhtar Shah and Tahir Alam, as well as additional secretary Khushal Khan as members.
The commission, with an office in the interior ministry, will examine various aspects of the sit-in, including the involvement of intelligence agencies. Previously, it had summoned former police chiefs and other officials, and on Monday, it questioned former Rawalpindi police chief Israr Abbasi regarding the facilitators of the sit-in and the coordination between the police of twin cities during the protest.
Additionally, statements from interior ministry staff present at the time of the protest have been recorded, and relevant authorities have been requested to provide related records.
Supreme Court Orders Bahria Town To Make Fresh Payment Of Rs460 Billion For Land In Karachi
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has declared that Bahria Town must make a fresh payment, amounting to Rs460 billion, for the land it occupies in Karachi’s Malir district. The court ruled that Bahria Town defaulted on installments intended for the purchase of the 16,896-acre land.
The development comes after a three-member bench, including Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, Justice Aminuddin Khan, and Justice Athar Minallah, determined that Rs65 billion, including funds remitted from the UK and deposited locally, be transferred to the Central and Sindh governments. Out of this, approximately Rs35 billion is allocated to the federal government, and Rs30 billion to the Sindh government.
The court order emphasized that the consent order specified conditions for default, noting that Bahria Town had indeed defaulted, making the entire balance amount due and payable.
