Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday reinstated the dismissed petition of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi for non-compliance with her transfer from sub-jail Bani Gala to Adiala Jail.

Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb of IHC heard the petition of Bushra Bibi during which lawyer Usman Riaz Gul appeared on behalf of Bushra Bibi while State Counsel Abdul Rehman was also present in the court.

During the hearing, State Council Abdul Rehman also did not oppose Bushra Bibi's request for rehabilitation. The court inquired about the protocols of sub-jail, saying that court should be assisted in the upcoming hearing. The medical examination of Bushra Bibi was also ordered today.

The court adjourned the hearing by directing to fix the main petition of Imran Khan’s wife's transfer from Bani Gala Sub-Jail to Adiala Jail on April 22.

It is pertinent to note that on the previous hearing, the court had rejected Bushra Bibi's application for non-compliance. Her lawyers had again filed a separate application to restore the application.

Lahore: The Punjab government has decided to issue ‘Himat Card’ for special people and ‘Nigehban Card’ under Bait-ul-Mal in Punjab.

A special meeting was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz in which Senior Provincial Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, Senator Pervez Rasheed, Provincial Minister for Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Mal Sohail Shaukat Butt, Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Sania Ashiq, Principal Secretary, Secretary Social Welfare and other relevant officials were also present.

During the meeting, a detailed briefing was given to the Chief Minister Punjab regarding the Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Mal Department. The in-principle approval was given for the digitization of the Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Mal Department in the meeting.

Maryam Nawaz has directed to compile the authentic data of special persons while it has been decided to issue special ‘Himat Card’ and ‘Nigehban Card’ for special persons, eligible to work with disabilities. It has been decided to launch a loan scheme for individuals and provide wheelchairs and other assistive devices to the disabled.

She asked for a report on the implementation of the ban on ramps and special person bathrooms in government buildings, while bathrooms and ramps for special people were made mandatory in every new government building.

It was decided in the meeting that one to two hundred thousand rupees will be given as loan to special persons for financial independence.

During the meeting, the activation of Skills Development Centers in Lahore, Multan and Faisalabad and establishment in other districts was reviewed, while the proposal of audit of Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) working for special persons was also considered and drug rehabilitation in each division. The proposal for setting up centers was also reviewed.

The meeting also approved the setup of Violence against Women Centers (VAWC) in every division to address violence against women, while the recommendations for the creation of a Women Protection Authority Task Force were also considered.

Lahore: The Lahore high court (LHC) has sent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) plea regarding the permission of rallies to deputy commissioner (DC) Lahore.

According to the details, PTI had filed plea against not allowing for rallies in Minar-e-Pakistan, Mochi gate and Mughalpura.

The court stated that the DC Lahore will give verdict in accordance with the law on hearing the plea of the applicant and directed the applicant to go to the DC Lahore on April 19.

It should be noted that the additional advocate general Punjab had raised objection on the plea as not eligible to hear.