Restoration of assembly seat: LHC reissues notices to Khosa, others for September 8

The Lahore High Court on Wednesday reissued notices for September 8 to PML-N senior leader Sardar Zulfiqar Khan Khosa, Raja Ashfaq Serwar its senator Pervez Rasheed, MNA Pervez Malik and Additional Secretary Law Naseem Sadiq in a petition of party's former MPA Shumaila Rana seeking restoration of her assembly seat.
Rana had resigned from her assembly membership in July, 2009 owing to party pressure after a case of credit card theft and misuse was registered against her. Later, she was acquitted of the charges and filed the petition for the restoration of her membership and alleged that she had resigned under coercion. Rana through her counsel Azhar Hameed submitted that after the registration of theft case a committee was formed by PML-N comprising Senator Pervez Rashid, MNA Pervez Malik, Muhammad Ajmal, Secretary to Chief Minister and additional secretary law Naseem Sadiq.