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The Supreme Court has charged DG Concessions of Petroleum Ministry Sher Muhammed Khan with contempt of court in a case about the sale of British Petroleum shares, Dunya News reported Wednesday. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and comprising Justice Ghulam Rabbani and Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday heard the petition filed by former chief Jamaat-e-Islami, Qazi Hussain Ahmed regarding alleged corruption in repurchasing assets of British Petroleum Company (BPL) on exorbitant rates. It is pertinent to mention here that the court on Tuesday issued a show cause notice to Director General Petroleum (DGP) Sher Muhammad Khan for using contemptuous language regarding the litigations, which were pending before the courts. Today, the apex court charged Sher Khan with contempt of court and called Secretary Petroleum to submit another report regarding sale of BPL shares. Qazi Hussain in his petition, objected to government's move to purchase its sold out assets from British Petroleum (BP) at exorbitant rates. Former Petroleum Minister Usman Aminud Din today appeared before the court and said he gave his dissenting note against shares sale; the same should be in Auditor Generals knowledge.
