Lahore : A Pakistani court has directed federal and Punjab provincial governments to submit written replies on a petition seeking return of the famed Koh-i-Noor diamond from Britain that India has been trying to get from the UK for years.
A federal law officer on Monday presented arguments at the Lahore High Court on a petition seeking direction for the Nawaz Sharif government to bring the 105.6 carat stone back from Queen Elizabeth-II of Britain.
The officer said as per the petitioner’s story, the diamond was shifted to UK from Lahore, therefore, the Punjab government could apprise the court about the facts.
The additional advocate general of Punjab government, however, argued that the petition was not maintainable as the petitioner had no locus standi (aggrieved person) to agitate the matter.
Lahore High Court Justice Khalid Mahmood Khan, however, brushed aside both arguments, asking the law officers as if the petitioner was not a resident of Pakistan. The judge directed both federal and provincial governments to submit written replies to the petition on the next hearing.−PTI
