Dr Asim allowed to travel abroad for medical treatment
The court has allowed Dr Asim to travel abroad from November 27 to December 20.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – An accountability court in Karachi on Saturday allowed Dr Asim Hussain to travel abroad for medical treatment .
According to details, Dr Asim and other suspects appeared before the court in a reference pertaining to Rs17 billion corruption.
Hussain, who is a close aide of former president Asif Ali Zardari, submitted a plea in the court seeking permission to travel abroad on medical grounds.
The court while accepting the petition allowed him to travel abroad from November 27 to December 20.
Hussain’s name was placed on the Exit Control List (ECL) in 2015, however; it has been struck off multiple times following his requests to be allowed to go abroad for medical treatment.
Accountability court had earlier allowed him thrice to travel outside the country for the same reason.
He was first granted exemption from appearance between January 20 to February 20, then from June 12 till July 12 and later from October 2-30.
Hussain is facing two corruption references pertaining to alleged corruption of over Rs460 billion through fraudulent allotment of land for expansion of his hospital and money laundering.
He is also accused of fraudulently awarding contracts for five gas fields to Jamshoro Joint Venture Limited which allegedly caused a loss of Rs17.338bn to national exchequer.
