KARACHI: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday arrested Local Government Secretary Roshan Ali Sheikh in an illegal land allotment case.
The Sindh High Court had ordered the arrest of the Local Government Secretary and nine others. Roshan Sheikh and nine others accused in the case had filed bail pleas which were rejected as the high court ordered their immediate arrest.
During the hearing, the presiding judge said that the accused were involved in the illegal land allotment and have misused their powers.
NAB officials arrested former Karachi administrator Fazl-ur-Rehman and Director Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) Muhammad Naseem from premises of the courtroom.
The NAB prosecutor informed the high court that reference had already filed against Sindh local government secretary. Others named in the case are Fazl-ur-Rehman, Wasim, Nadeem Qadir Khokhar and Sabiha Aslam.
The SHC also granted bail to Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) leader Saif Abbas, Shoaib Memon and former Local Government Secretary Shaukat Jokhio and ordered their immediate release.
Roshan Sheikh and others were accused of allotting 265-acres of land illegally to a small cottage industry in Landhi. According to the anti-graft bureau, Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Board of Revenue officials were also responsible for the scam.
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