ISLAMABAD: Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad has submitted a petition against the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus project in the Supreme Court on Saturday.
The application to the court stated that the project is largely driven by corruption and asked that the Supreme Court to order an investigation into the matter.
The Punjab government is named as a respondent in the application.Further, the petition stated that Murree Road – which runs from Islamabad to Rawalpindi – was dug up, causing a lot of problems for traders who use that route to transport goods.
The fundamental rights of people are being violated by the project, it stated further.
The request was filed under Article 184 (3) of the constitution which states: “Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 199, the Supreme Court shall, if it considers that a question of public importance with reference to the enforcement of any of the fundamental rights conferred by Chapter I of Part II is involved have the power to make an order of the nature mentioned in the said Article.
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