Islamabad, Jan. 31 (TNS): The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday removed of Siddiqul Farooq as the head of the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB).
Hearing the Katas Raj suo motu case, a three-member bench had summoned Farooq today over his controversial appointment and role in the ETPB, which looks after affairs of minorities’ religious places in the country.
The court, during several earlier hearings of the case, had berated the ETPB chief over his negligence and appointment on nepotism.
Appearing in court today, Farooq said he worked at the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz office where the chief justice would also visit sometimes.
The chief justice then ordered the federal government to remove him from the post and appoint an apolitical person.
Hearing the case on Tuesday, the bench had fined Assistant Advocate General Punjab Asma Hamid Rs1,000 and issued a notice to Farooq to appear in person.
