LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday sought report from the Punjab government regarding steps taken to restore wall of Punjab Governor’s House.Justice Mamoon Rasheed Sheikh was hearing a miscellaneous application into the main case against the razing down wall of historical building. The court remarked that the lawyer might urge governor to get the work done as he was residing in the Governor’s House. The petitioner stated that Governor’s House building was a cultural heritage hence its wall couldn’t be demolished. He appealed to the court to immediately order restoration of the wall. On December 1, 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan had directed the authorities to pull down the boundary walls of the Punjab Governor House, in pursuance of the PTI government’s promise to allow public access to state buildings. Later on December 3, the Lahore High Court issued a stay order on a petition seeking halt to demolition of the walls of Governor House, Punjab, with immediate effect.“According to the orders of the Supreme Court, such steps needs approval from the cabinet,” Justice Rashid said in his order. The petitioner earlier had stated in his plea that, the walls of the building couldn’t be razed as the structure was historical in nature, “and it’s illegal to demolish the heritage building.’
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