Former Punjab education minister Rana Mashood’s petition against caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Hasan Askari and the interior minister alleging political victimisation was taken up by an additional district and sessions judge on Saturday, a local media outlet reported.
The petition alleged that the interim-setup had used its authority to target the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) workers and that fake cases were registered against the party’s top leadership. In addition, the election campaign of the party was also negatively impact due to efforts by Askari and Interior Minister Shaukat Sultan, the petition alleged.
Mashood’s petition said he approached Sherakot police with an application but officials were not prepared to take legal action against the caretaker set-up. He requested the court to order the local officer to register an FIR.