Islamabad; Islamabad High court on 21 May 2020 restored Sheikh Ansar Aziz to his position as Mayor of Islamabad suspending the notification by the federal government to suspend him until an inquiry of corruption is completed. Sheikh Ansar Aziz challenged his suspension orders by the interior ministry in the Islamabad High Court on last Monday.
The mayor was suspended “with immediate effect for a period of ninety (90) days for fair conduct of inquiry under section 96, sub-section (1) of Islamabad Capital Territory Local Government Act, 2015 (X of 2015)”, read the notification issued by the interior ministry on Sunday.
Mayor Aziz, however, had challenged the reference in a petition to the Islamabad High Court, claiming the accusations against him were politically motivated. He had informed the court that despite a legal delegation of power to the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI), many of the functions had not been transferred by the CDA and the chief commissioner office to the MCI.Aziz had also alleged that the ruling PTI had paralysed union councils in Islamabad and that MNA Awan had brought up challenges for the mayor soon after being appointed the head of the commission that filed the reference against him.
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