AC extends hearing of Khursheed Shah’s case for 14 days

SUKKUR: An accountability court on Tuesday extended the hearing of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Khursheed Shah’s case for fourteen days in the assets beyond means case.

An accountability court during the hearing directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to present evidence against Khursheed Shah in the next hearing.

Earlier, the NAB prosecutor filed a reference against Shah and his family allegedly on corruption worth Rs1.24 billion. Shah was granted bail earlier on 17th December in assets case by the accountability court. He was directed to submit a surety bond of Rs5 million.

Yesterday, the Sindh High Court (SHC) suspended the bail granted to Khursheed Shah in assets beyond means case. On December 17, an accountability court had granted bail to the former leader of the opposition. However, NAB had challenged the decision of his release in the high court.

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A two-member bench of the SHC Circuit Bench Sukkur comprising Justice Naimatullah Phulpoto and Justice Khadim Hussain Tunio suspended bail of Khursheed Shah after hearing arguments from NAB prosecutor and the lawyers of the accused. The hearing on NAB’s plea was adjourned till January 19.

Khursheed Shah was arrested on 18th September by the NAB in Islamabad in a joint raid by the anti-corruption watchdog’s Rawalpindi and Sukkur bureau. His wives, son, and nephew are among eighteen co-accused in the reference and were also asked to appear in the court. He is facing charges of possessing assets amounting to Rs500 billion through illegal means.

According to the document, he was accused of transferring an amnesty plot in Sukkur, Rohri, and Karachi, Glamour Bungalow, Junejo Flour Mills, Mukesh Flour Mills including 83 other properties were made under Shah’s frontman, Pehlaj Rai.