January 11, 2007	Thursday	Zilhaj 20, 1427

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ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Apropos a news item published in Dawn on Tuesday under the headline “CM, daughter go on signal violation spree”, a spokesman for the Punjab government has contradicted the news item and said Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has no daughter.

The spokesman stated that Chief Minister Ch Pervaiz Elahi had only two sons, therefore, the question of violation of traffic signals by his daughter did not arise.

The spokesman also stated that the chief minister moves in a motorcade in accordance with the security measure suggested by various agencies and his movement is controlled by security protocol which is prescribed for all VVIPs.

There is as such no question of any traffic violation arising out of the movement of any VVIP in Pakistan what to speak of the chief minister.

The Senior Superintendent of Police traffic Islamabad Dr Azam Temuri had confirmed to Dawn that the car driver Muhammad Afzal had introduced to the traffic official the lady sitting in the car as CM’s daughter.

While quoting the traffic Sub-inspector Hazoor Baksh, the SSP traffic said: “As he stopped the car bearing Punjab government’s plate at Faisal chowk, its driver got out and asked the SI to let him go as the lady sitting in his vehicle was CM’s daughter.”

Later, it was also noted on traffic police record, the SSP said