LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday sought a reply from the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) on a petition of mother of Farah Khan, a friend of former prime minister Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi, challenging a case of alleged corruption in allotment of a commercial plot.

Advocate Azhar Siddique appeared before the court on behalf of Bushra Khan, the petitioner, and contended that the ACE registered the case beyond facts and at the behest of the previous government.

He said the FIR against the petitioner was politically motivated since her daughter was close to the wife of the former prime minister. He asked the court to quash the case for being registered unlawfully.

Justice Amjad Rafiq issued a notice to the ACE for submission of a reply within a week.

According to the FIR, a probe was initiated into the allegations of illegal allotment of plots to M/s AI-Muez Dairy & Foods (Pvt) Limited, a company established by Farah Khan and her mother, in connivance with some officials of Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development & Management Company (FIEDMC).

It further stated that during the inquiry proceedings, the ACE team found illegalities committed by FIEDMC former CEO Rana Muhammad Yousaf, Special Economic Zone (SEZ) committee secretary Maqsood Ahmed and others.

Published in Dawn, July 28th, 2022