Punjab Police withdraw Elite Force security from Chaudhry Salik Hussain

LAHORE: Punjab Police have withdrawn additional Elite Force security provided to Federal Minister Chaudhry Salik Hussain, ARY News reported.

Chaudhry Salik Hussain has confirmed that Elite Force personnel deployed for his security have been called back.

The personnel were deployed with the federal minister last year following security threats.

According to Punjab Police sources, all federal ministers will be provided security within Punjab.

However, Elite Force security will not be provided to federal ministers outside the provincial limits, the sources added.

Chaudhry Salik Hussain is currently in the spotlight over his remarks against the Maryam Nawaz-led Punjab government, in which he alleged corruption.

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has sent a legal notice to Federal Minister Chaudhry Salik Hussain over his corruption allegations against the Punjab government, seeking Rs5 billion in damages.

The legal notice was sent through Maryam Nawaz’s lawyer, who accused Chaudhry Salik Hussain of making baseless and misleading allegations against the Punjab government.

According to the notice, Chaudhry Salik made the remarks during an exclusive interview with ARY News, saying that he frequently heard reports of corruption in Punjab.

He also claimed that there must be cupboards full of corruption files in Punjab, rather than just files.

The notice stated that Chaudhry Salik Hussain had failed to provide any evidence to support his allegations.