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Sheikh Rasheed served notice to evict Lal Haveli

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Sheikh Rasheed served notice to evict Lal Haveli. Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed was Sunday directed to evacuate Lal Haveli, which is located in Rawalpindi and the political hub for the former interior minister.

The eviction notices are served to the AML chief and his brother Sheikh Siddique by Evacuee Trust Property Board.

Deputy Administrator of the board Asif Khan warned that the occupied property will be evicted with the help of police if not vacated within seven days.

He also wrote a letter to deputy commissioner Rawalpindi for police assistance on October 19.

Khan said that several hearings have been held in this regard, however, Rasheed and his brother have failed to submit any authentic documents.

Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad  is a Pakistani politician who served as the 38th Interior Minister of Pakistan from 2020 to 2022.

He is famous because of his smoking cigars and Laal Haveli. He is the founder and leader of Awami Muslim League, additionally, Rasheed also maintains close relations with the political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

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Sheikh began his political career during his student years and was actively involved against the military regime of Ayub Khan.

Rasheed was elected to the National Assembly six times. In the 1985 Pakistani general election, which was held on non-party basis, he was elected as the member of the National Assembly for the first time from Rawalpindi.

Rasheed was re-elected to the National Assembly for the second time in the 1988 Pakistani general election, this time campaigning on the Islamic Democratic Alliance ticket.

In 1990, he campaigned again on the IDA ticket and was re-elected a third time to the National Assembly, later becoming the Minister of Sports.

Under his tenure, Pakistan won the world cup in 1992 under the captaincy of Imran Khan. In the 1993 election, he was re-elected, this time on the Pakistan Muslim League (N) ticket.

Rasheed was re-elected in 1997, and in 2002 the PML-N refused to allot a ticket to him. He decided to run as an independent, and secured a sixth re-election.

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