ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has extended the hearing of the bail petitions filed by former railway minister Khawaja Saad Rafiq and his brother Salman in the Paragon Housing scheme case for seven days.
SC Judge Justice Maqbool conducted the hearing in which the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)’s lawyer sought more time to file further records regarding the same case.
During the hearing, the judge remarked what records the NAB wanted to submit in the court. While ordering to produce an investigation report and charge-sheet in the court adjourned the hearing for a week.
The SC also directed the NAB counsel to provide copies of the report and charge-sheets to both of the accused earlier the next hearing.
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.
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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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