A special narcotics court fixed on Tuesday June 25 as the date to frame charges on federal interior minister Rana Sanaullah in the drugs peddling case, registered against him by the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF). During the proceedings, the court asked the counsel whether the accused were prepared as the court intended to frame charges against them. The defense counsel argued for the charges to be framed on the next date of hearing as the interior minister would have to travel from Islamabad to reach Lahore. He further argued that he had been granted bail by the Lahore High Court and had been appearing before the trial court. Case detailsOn July 1, 2019, Sanaullah was arrested by the ANF Lahore team while he was travelling from Faisalabad to Lahore near the Ravi Toll Plaza on the motorway, claiming to have seized 15kg of heroin from his vehicle.

Source: The Express Tribune May 31, 2022 22:57 UTC