RAWALPINDI: District administration of Rawalpindi has issued notice to Awami Muslim League (AML) Chief Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed, asking him to vacate his Lal Haveli residence within seven days. Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) in a notice said Rasheed and his brother have lost ‘legal possession’ of property as neither had they responded to authority’s notice nor did they pay mansion’s arrears.

District administration also warned that it will use police force to vacate property if it was not vacated within seven days. Administrator has also written a letter to police, asking for their assistance on October 19 “to avoid any mishap”. Rasheed, who also served as interior minister during last PTI government, denied claims of district administration, saying that he had legal right to property. Separately, AML Chief said country’s political situation was heading towards ‘blind alley’ and added that situation would become clear by October 30. Addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi, he said that world acknowledged that Pakistan’s nuclear assets are most secure. 

He criticised Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s statement wherein he said that US President Joe Biden’s remarks about Pakistan’s nuclear programme were off cuff. He said people were expecting from PTI Chief to take decisive decision against coalition government led by PML-N. “Despite walls of containers revolution will come,” he said while referring to security measures taken by interior ministry ahead of PTI’s expected long march.

Speaking about recent audio leaks involving political bigwigs, Rashed said such leaks will not cause any harm to Imran as “large number of people are with us, we are standing with him”.

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 17 2022

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