| Police book PML-N MPA in alleged rape case |
June, 4 2009 LAHORE: The Naseerabad police have registered a case against a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz MPA on the complaint of a married woman who alleged that he raped her at gunpoint. The police have not arrested the MPA so far. Tahira Parveen of Green Town alleged that a PML-N MPA from Pasrur, Munawar Ali Gill, had raped her at gunpoint at a Gulberg hotel late on Monday. Parveen, mother of four, arrived at the Naseerabad police station in early hours of Wednesday and complained that Gill called her to the hotel under the pretext of helping her settle a property dispute. She said when she reached the hotel, the MPA was present there along with his friend Rana Nasir. Gill sent his friend out of the room and raped her forcibly, she alleged. Model Town division SP Rana Ayyaz Saleem said following the complaint made by the woman, a case had been registered against the MPA. He said that medico-legal examination had been initiated, and the report of chemical tests would be available in a couple of days. He said the police would soon arrest the MPA. He said according to the complainant, Nazir and Rafique, both supporters of the MPA, had a property dispute with one of Parveen’s relatives and she was called to the hotel by Gill to help her settle the matter. Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah told Dawn a case had been registered against the MPA on Punjab government’s direction. He said any legal action would be initiated against the MPA in the light of police investigation, medical examination and court’s orders. MPA Munawar Gill, when contacted, rejected the allegations and termed it pre-planned and politically motivated. He said the woman met him four months back when PML-N MNA Naseer Bhutta, party leader Zaeem Qadri and local notables of Pasrur requested him to plead her case as she had been running from pillar to post in different offices of Pasrur for the last one year to get settled a property dispute of her cousin. He said the woman had levelled baseless charges against him possibly at the behest of his political rivals to malign him. Gill said he neither booked the room in the hotel nor visited it on Tuesday night, adding the woman might have met any other person. He said the Model Town circle DSP and the Naseerabad SHO were witnesses to the meeting in which the woman had demanded Rs10 million to withdraw the allegations. He said he would seek bail from the court and would disclose the people at a suitable time who were behind the conspiracy. ![]() |

ISLAMABAD - The examination scandal that caused ripples in the PML-N rank and file Wednesday saw dramatic drop scene when the party MNA from NA-55 Rawalpindi Haji Pervez Khan resigned upon failure to prove his innocence.
Party Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif announced this at a news conference, saying the Committee, led by Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, came to the conclusion that another person substituted Haji Parvez Khan in the ongoing Intermediate Examination of the Rawalpindi Board.
He said the MNA was asked to resign as this was a question of morality and rule of law, and the decision of the party was reflective of its desire to promote healthy tradition and clean politics.
After finding involvement of the Rawalpindi-based MNA in impersonation case, Mian Nawaz Sharif asked him to tender his resignation and that was abided by the parliamentarian. According to the committee report, a proxy appeared in Social Studies paper on April 29 on behalf of Haji Pervaiz.
He said Haji Pervaiz was associated with the party for the last thirty years and he had decided to quit the seat after going through the committee report on the issue.
Nawaz Sharif said that in line with the party’s pledge to ensure rule of law, he had asked Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif to take action against the government officials involved in the scandal.
He reiterated his demand for a national conference to devise a strategy for solution of national issues and added that all the external threats would vanish if “we get rid of internal threats.”
Regarding the possibility of PML-N rejoining the Federal Cabinet, he said joint efforts were necessary for handling the country’s crisis situation, but this could be done while staying even out of the Cabinet.
“Implementation of Charter of Democracy is inevitable. I don’t know why the 17th Amendment is not being repealed,” said Nawaz Sharif and added that the party would continue supporting

