F.P. Report
LAHORE: The decision to emboss former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s picture on Kisan Card in Punjab has been challenged in Lahore High Court (LHC).
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 (CM) 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. The chief minister presided over the meeting related to agricultural reforms here. She said that under the Kisan card 500,000 small farmers would be given loans on easy terms. (INP)
