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Anti-corruption Punjab dismisses case against Bushra Bibi's friend Farah Khan

The former first lady's friend was accused of illegally allotting land in Faisalabad

By Web Desk
September 09, 2022
Former first lady Bushra Bibi’s friend Farah Khan. — Instagram/File
Former first lady Bushra Bibi’s friend Farah Khan. — Instagram/File

ISLAMABAD: Punjab’s anti-corruption department on Friday dismissed the corruption case lodged against former first lady Bushra Bibi’s friend Farah Khan.

Farah was accused of illegally allotting 10 acres of land in Faisalabad and to have established a company under her own name as well as that of her mother.

Sources shared that in order to end the case against Farah, the investigation was transferred from Faisalabad to Lahore.

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Farah was declared innocent during the investigation while the department’s former Director-General (DG) Rai Manzoor Nasir was still in office.

The additional chief secretary home department issued orders to dismiss the case against Khan.

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It should be noted that the additional chief secretary of the home department also has an additional portfolio of DG anti-corruption.