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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has restrained the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from carrying out raids on the residences of Sindh Irrigation Minister Sohail Anwar Siyal.
A two-judge bench gave the order while hearing bail petitions of the Sindh minister and others. The bench observed that the anti-graft watchdog does not have the authority to raid houses without a search warrant.
The court extended the interim bail granted to the PPP leader as well as Zafar Siyal and Jameel Soomro until 12th November and sought a progress report on the ongoing inquiry against them.
The presiding judge Justice KK Agha said NAB officials should be accompanied by female police officers during a house raid and should not harass female members.
The counsel for Siyal complained that NAB officials raided the residences of his client’s father, deceased uncle and other relatives without any search warrant and harassed their female members.
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