LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday overruled a registrar office objection and admitted for preliminary hearing a petition challenging personal media promotions and foreign visits of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on public money.

The of fice had objected to the maintainability of the petition filed by Barrister Javed Iqbal Jafree.

Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah rejected the objection and directed the office to fix the petition for preliminary hearingbefore an appropriate bench.

Barrister Jafree stated that there were no medicines at public hospitals for a common man and the county was sinking in foreign debts but the prime minister got his medical treatment abroad on public money.

He said unfortunately the PM could not establish such hospital where he could go for his own medical treatment. The lawyer claimed that taxpayers` money had been constantly used by the PM and his family onlavishforeign tours.

He also questioned media advertisements for the promotion of the prime minister and his party.