An application was filed in the Sindh High Court against Federal Caretaker Minister for Finance Shamshad Akhtar.
Umar Khalid, a resident of the Defense Housing Authority (DHA), stated in the petition that Shamshad Akhtar is also a member of the boards of other institutions besides the federal minister, and is taking benefits from various institutions.
During the hearing of the petition, the petitioner’s lawyer Asim Iqbal Advocate said that an explanation should be sought according to which law Shamshad Akhtar is doing this.
On which Justice Junaid Ghaffar said that the federal minister was appointed in August, you have come to the court late, we will notice, by the time the answer comes, this cabinet will be finished.
The lawyer said that the cabinet will be dissolved but law-breaking will remain in its place.
The court adjourned the hearing of the application to February 13.
The President, Establishment Division, Cabinet Division, Stock Exchange, Sui Southern Gas Company and others have been made parties in the petition.