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K-P MPA says juvenile helper chose to sit in vehicle boot

Adviser to Chief Minister on Information Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani has warned of “strict action”

Our Correspondent January 15, 2017 Less than a minute read

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A child maid is seen sitting in the boot of a government vehicle in Islamabad's F-10 area. SCREENGRAB

MARDAN: A day after footage of a juvenile helper sitting in the boot of a vehicle in the twin cities surfaced, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa lawmaker whose wife the car has been assigned claimed the child elected to sit there.

Talking to The Express Tribune, MPA Ubaidullah Mayar said the child hailed from a family employed by him. He said his family was visiting a Rawalpindi park when the maid insisted on sitting there. His wife is an Independent Monitoring Unit official.

K-P Education Minister Atif Khan has ordered a probe into the incident. Separately, Adviser to Chief Minister on Information Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani has warned of “strict action”.

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