LHC stops LDA from any action against Khokhar Palace till today.

LAHORE -- The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday stopped Lahore Development Authority (LDA) from any action against Khokhar Palace till today (Tuesday, Dec 22). Justice Muhammad Sajid Mehmood Sethi passed the orders on a petition filed by Saif-ul-Malook Khokhar and others against possible demolition of Khokhar Palce and sought reply from DG LDA and others till today (Tuesday). A counsel on behalf of the petitioners argued before the court that after fulfilling all legal requirements, the Khokhar Palace was constructed. However, the LDA officials and police launched an operation for demolition of the palace on Saturday, he added. He mentioned that three FIRs were registered in connection with the Palace after the Supreme Court orders whereas the police had discharged two of them and hoped that a third FIR would also be discharged. He stated that the petitioners had also obtained stay orders from a civil court. He pleaded with the court to restrain respondents from...