Govt requests LHC to transfer Rana Sana's case to Pindi.

Byline: Imran Mukhtar

ISLAMABAD -- The federal government Saturday requested the Chief Justice Lahore High Court (LHC) to 'immediately' transfer the narcotics case against PML-N Punjab president and MNA Rana Sanaullah from Lahore to Rawalpindi, or trial should be held within the prison as the security of witnesses is under threat.

Minister In-charge for Narcotics Control Shehryar Afridi said this while addressing a press conference here. He also requested the court that the trial of the case should be held on daily basis in order to clear doubts among masses that the politician had been arrested in a fake case. 'CJ LHC should order that prosecution should be allowed to present evidence in the case before court.'

In July this year, the Anti-Narcotics Force had booked former law minister Punjab for carrying 15 kg narcotics in his vehicle while he was travelling from Faisalabad to Lahore - a charge that Sanaullah denied.

The minister also asked the Punjab police chief to provide security to the prosecution witnesses in the case following their complaints of being threatened. He claimed that ANF authorities were under threat and the lives of witnesses in the case were in danger.

'From the very first day, I stressed in every talk show, and at other forums to start Sanaullah's trial but I have failed to understand the reason behind this delay,' he said, citing the report of a newspaper that the duty judge had turned down the prosecution request for initiation of trial in the case.

He said that ANF had sufficient evidence against PML-N leader in the...

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