LAHORE: Former Punjab law minister Basharat Raja has criticised PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif’s photograph put up on a Punjab government’s advertisement and termed it a contempt of court.

In a tweet on Thursday, Mr Raja posted a newspaper’s front page flashing Punjab government’s advertisement having pictures of Nawaz Sharif and Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.

He wrote the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan prohibited self-projection of public office-holders at the expense of public/government funds.

Stating that the advertisement negated the decision of the Supreme Court, he asked whether anybody could justify affixing Nawaz Sharif’s photograph in Punjab government’s advertisement.

“During the PTI’s tenure, former premier Imran Khan had imposed a complete ban on personal publicity on government expense,” he stated.

Published in Dawn, February 21st, 2025