Former Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid’s ancestral residence, Lal Haveli in Rawalpindi, was sealed. The Department of Abandoned Waqf Properties took action in the early morning with a heavy contingent of police, but Sheikh Rashid broke the seal and entered inside in the evening.
Asif Mehmood, the administrator of the Department of Abandoned Waqf Properties, said that the department has sealed 7 units, including the Lal Haveli of Sheikh Rashid in Rawalpindi. Mahmood further said that Lal Haveli is government land that’s been occupied for a long time.
A heavy contingent of police and officers of the district administration were present while sealing all the entrance doors of Lal Haveli with official locks at Lal Haveli.
On the contrary, former Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has decided to challenge the move to seal Lal Haveli in the Islamabad High Court. Lawyers have been ordered to prepare a petition to de-seal Lal Haveli.