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ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court has adjourned the bail petition filed by former railway minister Khwaja Saad Rafiq and his brother Salman Rafique in the corruption case till 10th March.
SC three-member bench consisting of Justice Maqbool Baqir, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Muneeb Akhtar conducted the hearing. Justice Baqir Ali Najfi in this regard had already the reserved verdict in the pleas.
During the hearing, the court asked the counsel of Khawaja brothers, Ashtar Ausaf, to submit evidence of accountability court, to which the lawyer requested the court to seek a report from the trial court.
He further stated that the reference was under hearing against Khawaja brothers and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had failed to prove charges against his clients.
Moreover, the Lahore High Court (LHC) has earlier rejected Khwaja Saad Rafiq and his brother Salman Rafique’ bail twice in the corruption case.
Saad Rafique along with his brother Salman Rafique was arrested on 11th December 2018 on the charges of signing an agreement with Paragon City regarding the sale of land worth over Rs393 million.
On 17th April 2019, the involvement of Khawaja Saad Rafique and his brother Khawaja Salman in the Paragon City was exposed. Qaiser Amin Butt, the director of the Paragon Housing Society, was also included in the inquiry initiated by the NAB (National Accountability Bureau), and he was also arrested in November last year. Later, he agreed to turn approver against the Khawaja brothers and Zia.
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