Secret auctions of state gifts 'unconstitutional', rules LHC
May 25, 2021 LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) declared on Tuesday secret auctions of precious state gifts kept in Toshakhana unconstitutional. A bench of the LHC comprising Chief Justice Qasim Khan ruled that the policy of secret auctions of gifts given to government officials by heads of other countries and foreign dignitaries is unconstitutional. The court was hearing a petition filed by Advocate Adnan Paracha against secret auctions of Toshakhana items. The top LHC judge directed the government to legislate on the matter. During the hearing, a government counsel said that dignitaries of...
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