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Summary Supreme Court confirmed bail of the both accused in Ephedrine quote scam.
The apex court on Friday confirmed the pre-arrest bail federal minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin and Ali Musa Gilani, son of former premier Yousaf Raza Gilani, in the Ephedrine quota scandal, Dunya News reported.A three-member bench headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk heard the pre-arrest bail petitions.Earlier, the bench rejected the request of Anti-Narcotics Forces (ANF) prosecutor to investigate both Shahabuddin andMusa Gilani.The court observed that both accused had not been investigated when they were in ANF custody.Speaking to the media outside the Supreme Court, Musa Gilani said that he only trusted Supreme Court, because he knew that justice will be served to him.Gilani said that he was hopeful that when the case is moved to the trial court he will succeed there.Makhdoom Shahabuddin said there had been no evidence against him in this case and thus his innocence has been established. He said he had never been charged with corruption.
