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LAHORE: About three months after regaining the Punjab law minister’s portfolio, Rana Sanaullah is embroiled in another controversy. And this time around, a senior leader from his own party has accused him of ‘killing 20 people’.
The allegation came from Chaudhry Sher Ali, the father of Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali, who is said to be heading the PML-N group in Faisalabad which is against Rana Sanaullah and a few others.
Chaudhry Sher Ali said the other day Rana Sanaullah was involved in the murder of 20 people.
“I have on me SMS of former district police officer Sohail Tajik confirming the involvement of Rana Sanaullah in the killing of 20 people. I had brought the matter to the notice of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who asked Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to take action against Sanaullah. But no action has been taken against him so far,” Mr Ali said.
The former PML-N MNA demanded strict action against the ‘killer of 20 people’ and also sought an ‘operation’ in Faisalabad so that the ‘killers’ could be apprehended.
Reacting to the allegation, Rana Sanaullah, who is considered a close aide to the chief minister, said there was a ‘motive’ behind these allegations. “Sher Ali wants his son to be appointed as mayor of Faisalabad. If I support him, he will start praising me,” he said, adding he would not take up the matter legally. “I would rather take up it with the party leadership,” he said.
The Pakistan Awami Tehreek endorsed Mr Ali’s allegations and urged the prime minister and the Lahore High Court chief justice to look into the matter.
Published in Dawn, August 16th, 2015
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Aug 16, 2015 08:44am
This is the problem with Pakistan. Criminals have to be dealt with by the system - not by the Prime Minister of the country. If the system can't function without keeping political expediencies aside, then that system has failed the people. Go figure!
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Aug 16, 2015 08:56am
I don't doubt it a bit.
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Aug 16, 2015 09:04am
Where there is smoke, there is fire. PML-N should purge all Ministers that have recurring allegations against them not only from opposition but also from within the party. We never hear anything positive about Rana Sanaullah's work or his character.
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Aug 16, 2015 09:10am
I suspect the figure must be above 20. And PMLN is master of U-turns and lies
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Aug 16, 2015 09:11am
Elites do big talks .... they will settle things themselves. We are here only to listen them. That's the end of story.
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Aug 16, 2015 09:12am
another drama
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Aug 16, 2015 09:16am
Isn't police job to take him on board regarding these alleged killings?
I fail to understand that why this require approval from CM/PM to take action against killer?
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Aug 16, 2015 09:23am
I am sickened by the kind of people ruling the country.
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Aug 16, 2015 09:53am
You don't accuse an official of 20 murders just because you wanted your son appointed mayor somewhere, and he blocked the appointment. That is a weak story. Nawaz Sharif knows which elites are in the drug business in Pakistan and where some of the bodies are buried in Punjab. The Rangers should investigate.
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Aug 16, 2015 10:00am
@Ghazanfar Sanpal ... The Law in Punjab is rigged. Some power elites can have witnesses assassinated themselves. The powerful have criminals in their pockets, and can promise immunity from prosecution.
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Aug 16, 2015 10:03am
Look at him he looks like ibrahim Dawood the don. Many allegations has been made against him over the years, I am sure there's truth to some of them. There's no smoke without fire. He's in the same gang as kanju, untouchable.
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Aug 16, 2015 10:08am
Let the infighting between thugs begin...
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Aug 16, 2015 10:13am
I had brought the matter to the notice of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who asked Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to take action
don't know whether to laugh or cry......
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Aug 16, 2015 10:25am
It is just Power Politics between two strong groups. That's All.
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Aug 16, 2015 10:47am
We have a long list of people listening whose name one wonders - how do they get there and even more amazing how they stay up there at the helm for long periods of time. That is a measure of how weak our system is.
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Aug 16, 2015 10:58am
Truth always prevails.
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Aug 16, 2015 11:04am
Law Minister accused of killing 20 people and no one is taking action, a big LOL and that tells the story of a 68 years old independent country. WOW
Aren't we sick of people like this deciding the future of our homeland? Indeed Unfortunate.
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Aug 16, 2015 11:12am
it is more than suffient for the weakness of a country that there is no justice.
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Aug 16, 2015 11:14am
Dirty politics of PLMN
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Aug 16, 2015 11:19am
Rana saheb may or may not have been directly involved in killing of 20 people as being alleged but there is no doubt at all about one thing : That this man - Rana Sanaullah- is always clearly seen siding with the culprits. His declaration of the Kasur child abuse episode as being "baseless" is the most current example in this respect. Why he is not being (at least) reprimanded by Sharif brothers...if he can not be touched due to any reason ?
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Aug 16, 2015 11:30am
@SSH ....Oh please who made them Elites they are illiterate people thats why Pakistan is where it is now.....stand up against them instead of calling them Elites.
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Aug 16, 2015 11:39am
First they are elected offical and second Metro projects are priority of PML ( N) , everything else comes second
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Aug 16, 2015 11:41am
@SSH Soooooo True.
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Aug 16, 2015 11:45am
Being a citizen of Faisalabad and living very near to Sanaullah's native house, i know these guys have always opposed each other and there's nothing new about it. There are many stories about Sanaullah being involved in killing, usually through Police fighting to kill someone. PLM-N leadership would come to front and resolve the matter as it happened many a times in the past. I hope this is investigated this time so justice prevails.
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Aug 16, 2015 11:55am
Not a surprise. PML-N needs such characters to suppress their opponent and common man. PML-N is gullu party that consists of killers, land grabbers, certified corrupt people and liars.
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Aug 16, 2015 12:06pm
These are very serious allegations against sitting minister. Must be investigated fully and public be informed through parliament hearings.
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Aug 16, 2015 12:20pm
Topi Drama.
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Aug 16, 2015 12:25pm
How can they be good to the people if they have such criminal charges against them.
Why does not any one answer who killed the people at Model Town???
The incident did not take place in a jungle. They why is it s difficult to find out the culprits. PMLN has always done these tactics. They use all government links to hide and erase the evidence and go Scott free. I hope the people of Punjab no longer vote for PMLN and choose any other party.
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Aug 16, 2015 01:00pm
Please add few more martyred innocents of MODEL TOWN in this list.
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Aug 16, 2015 01:06pm
its a not a secret at all that Ch.sher ali & Rana sanauulah are opposite groups within the PMLN faisalablad...
sher ali being the oldest & Sanaullah being the loyalist & tested one have allowed both to survive in PMLN so far...
I think its Sanauulah time Now & sher ali is too old for the faisalabad politics now.
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Aug 16, 2015 01:23pm
20+17 (in model town)+2 (in Faisalabad)=39
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Aug 16, 2015 01:44pm
They are all liars who can you believe.
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Aug 16, 2015 01:53pm
@ssh very true.
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Aug 16, 2015 03:28pm
don't worry,its universal saying: what you reap,you sore or what goes around comes around and rana sehab would face the same consequences.
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Aug 16, 2015 03:35pm
Very unfortunate - the goons are ruling us
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Aug 16, 2015 04:33pm
It's probably true
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Aug 16, 2015 04:46pm
@Husain Jan I somehow believe that Sanaullah is really bad person. I am not surprised if he is real killer of so many persons. In fact it is a matter of great shame that he is protecting the culprits of Kusur heinous crime culprits. It is not understood why chief minister of Punjab and prime minister are protecting him.
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Aug 16, 2015 05:09pm
What a shame, Minister is involved in killings, this is the same guy who tried to hide the child abuse cases. pressure must be exerted on the Punjab Govt to fire this guy and indict him. now is the time for PTI to bring this matter in the NA and push the Govt to indict him
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Aug 16, 2015 05:57pm
Direct result of politicization of police in Punjab. After 7 years of continuous rule PML-N could not bring police reforms. Had police been free from influence. people like Rana would be behind bars. Compare the law and order stats from 2008 till now and you would see that crime rate has actually increased under PML-N.
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