Nawaz Sharif’s picture on Kissan Card challenged in LHC

LAHORE:  The decision to emboss former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s picture on Kissan Card in Punjab has been challenged in Lahore High Court (LHC).

The applicant Mashkoor Hussain in his plea stated that CM Maryam Nawaz has okayed to emboss the picture of Nawaz Sharif on a Kissan Card but the public funds cannot be used for personal publicity.

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Using the national treasury for personal publicity is a violation of the Supreme Court’s verdict, the plea stated and urged the court to stay the decision until a decision on the plea.

Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Maryam Nawaz gave approval to the ‘Nawaz Sharif Kissan Card Project’ aimed at uplifting the agriculture sector and socio-economic condition of farmers in the province.

The chief minister presided over the meeting related to agricultural reforms here. She said that under the Kissan card 500,000 small farmers would be given loans on easy terms. This loan will be worth Rs150 billion and given in one year.

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Farmers would also be given loans of Rs 30,000 for per acre land for purchase of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides. Under the Nawaz Sharif Kissan Card different types of subsidy would also be provided to farmers, she added. – INP