LAHORE, (TLTP): Punjab police on Saturday registered a treason case against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MNA Mian Javed Latif over a complaint filed by a citizen for maligning state institutions.
The case has been registered at the Township Police Station Lahore over the complaint of a citizen named Jameel Saleem. The police said that different sections of the law have been included in the case.
Saleem has claimed that Latif hurled insults against Pakistan’s national security, government and state institutions. He has also claimed that the PML-N leader sowed “seeds of hate” among the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and PML-N workers.
The complainant said that the MNA hurt the sentiments of the people to cause chaos in the country. He added that by the statement, the PML-N leader tried to terrorise citizens. He urged the authorities to take action against MNA Mian Javed Latif under the Pakistan Prevention of Electronic Crime Act.
The FIR states that by making such a statement the PML-N leader violated the law. The first information report (FIR) included sections 120, 120-B, 153, 153-A, 500 and 500 1–B.
The FIR comes amid calls by various officials of the government to lodge a case against the PML-N leader.
However, the complainant does not have any relation with the government and is a private citizen.
