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NWFP speaker's extravagance irks lawyers
 PESHAWAR: NWFP Speaker Bakht Jehan Khan will soon receive his new 2006-model luxury car, which is worth Rs 5 million, said the Islami Jamiat Lawyers Forum on Saturday. Advocate Ghulam Nabi Khan, the leader of the forum, said the car had reached Karachi and would be handed over to the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) parliamentarian in Peshawar soon. Having a luxurious car, he said, was a clear violation of the MMA's manifesto and the pledges that the party had made during the elections. "The MMA promised to follow Islamic principles when they came into power, which seem to have been forgotten now," he said, adding that MMA parliamentarians, especially ministers, would be ashamed using cars worth merely Rs 1.5 million to Rs 2 million. He demanded the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leadership act against the NWFP Assembly speaker's extravagance, since such a huge amount could be used for the welfare of the poor and helpless. Posted by: Fred 2006-05-07 |
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