LAHORE: The Lahore High Court(LHC) has rejected a petition seeking the removal of former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif’s photo from ‘Ration Baig'.
The Lahore High Court heard the petition regarding the distribution of ration bags and the photo of Nawaz Sharif, during which the petitioner's lawyer said in his arguments that the distribution of flour in this way is against the dignity of citizens.
After hearing the arguments of the petitioner's lawyer, the court rejected a request to remove Nawaz Sharif's photo from‘Ration Baig', however, the court took notice of the issue of delivering the money to the citizens' homes through the Benazir Income Support Program(BISP).
The Lahore High Court has sought a response from the Punjab government.
It should be noted that the opposition had also criticized Nawaz Sharif's picture on the ration bags of the "Nigehban Ramadan Package," given by the Punjab government.
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Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and members of the federal cabinet decided to voluntarily forego their salaries and perks as part of the government’s efforts to promote austerity.
