Punjab Cabinet mulls over Aleem Khan’s post arrest situation

Lahore : A high-level meeting was held at Chief Minister’s Office here on Wednesday which was jointly presided over by Governor Punjab Ch. Muhammad Sarwar and Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar.

The situation arising in wake of the arrest of Senior Minister Abdul Aleem Khan was reviewed in detail and the participants paid tributes to decision of Abdul Aleem Khan to resign from his ministry and appreciated his services for the party.

The meeting also expressed its complete solidarity with Abdul Aleem Khan. While paying tributes to Abdul Aleem Khan, the participants said that he has rendered invaluable services for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

The meeting decided that no politics or blame game will be made on the issue of Abdul Aleem Khan. Different participants maintained that they expect justice adding that PTI also believes in the supremacy of law. Unlike the past, no institution is under any governmental pressure now. Past governments tried to denigrate the institutions through their gratuitous condemnation, they added. Unlike the past governments, the PTI led government fully believes in the supremacy of justice. The law will find its course itself and Abdul Aleem Khan will get justice, the meeting hoped.

Provincial Ministers including Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed, Raja Bisharat, Dr. Yasmeen Rashid, Fayaz-ul-Hassan Chohan, Sibtain  Khan, Mian Aslam Iqbal, Murad Raas, President PTI Punjab Ejaz Chaudhry, Provincial Advisor Aun Chaudhry, spokesman to CM Dr. Shahbaz Gill and others attended the meeting.