Evacuee Trust Property Board on Thursday sealed the Lal Haveli used by Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed. Police and FIA personnel were present on the occasion in large number. ETPB Deputy Administrator Asif Khan completed the operation and sealed the main doors of Lal Haveli. Former interior minister's office and the passage leading to the main hall of Lal Haveli were also completely sealed. During the operation, the property of Lal Haveli used by the senior politician and seven units including the place used for political meetings have also been sealed. After the operation, the officials of the ETPB locked the main gate of Lal Haveli.

 ETPB Deputy Administrator Asif Khan, while talking to media, said that Elite Force, police and FIA assisted the Evacuee Board to complete the operation. He however, admitted that registry of Lal Haveli was not fake. After the action it was cancelled, he said. He said Rashid could appeal against action taken by authorities. He said he (Rashid) had legal recourse to adopt.

Earlier, the Islamabad sessions court had reserved its verdict on the bail petitions of the PTI chairman and former interior minister Sheikh Rashid in the long march vandalism case. The hearing of the case was held in the district and sessions court of Islamabad. Advocate Naeem Panjutha appeared on behalf of the suspects in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Sohaib Bilal. Advocate Panjutha pleaded that the PTI chairman was detained while Sheikh Rashid was abducted and there was no clue to the whereabouts of Sadaqat Ali Abbasi.

 Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)