SUKKUR: The sessions court has extended the physical remand of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Khursheed Shah for five days in the assets case.
Khursheed Shah was presented before the court. Shah was taken in the ambulance to present in the court.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor appealed for another fifteen days extension in his judicial remand.
The court remarked that no reference against Khursheed Shah has been filed so far while ninety days of his judicial remand would be completed on 16th December.
The NAB prosecutor informed the court that NAB chairman has written a letter for the formation of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) on Wednesday to probe into assets case against Shah.
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In response, the judge remarked that reference should be filed on 17th December, otherwise the decision would be made according to law.
On 18th September, the NAB arrested Shah in assets beyond known source of income case.
The NAB of Rawalpindi and Sukkur jointly carried the raid to arrest Shah. He was arrested from his house in Bani Gala.
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Shah is facing charges of making assets amounting to Rs500 billion through illegal means.
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