LHC issues written verdict on Aleem Khan's bail
PTI leader has been directed to submit two surety bonds of Rs1 million each.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday issued a written verdict on the acceptance of bail petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Aleem Khan in assets beyond income and offshore company cases.
Two-member bench headed by Justice Ali Baqar Najafi issued the written verdict in which the PTI leader has been directed to submit two surety bonds of Rs1 million each.
According to the verdict, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) failed to prove charges against Aleem Khan. No one testified against him, court mentioned.
On the verdict of his bail, it was stated that all of his assets were owned by him either before or after he took charge of the ministry. It was also stated that no concrete evidence was revealed about Aleem Khan’s flats in the United Kingdom.
The Lahore High Court (LHC) said that NAB has not filed a reference against PTI leader yet. When Aleem Khan showed his assets in the election commission, no one complained against him. No one can be kept in jail without hard evidence, court added.
On February 6, Aleem was detained by the NAB while recording his statement in a case pertaining to an offshore company unveiled in the Panama Papers leaks.
On February 7, the court sent him on a nine-day physical remand in NAB’s custody.
During hearing of the case on February 15, the NAB’s prosecutor told the court that in 2003, Aleem Khan was an ordinary citizen and suddenly in 2007, he became millionaire with 35 companies.
The bureau’s prosecutor claimed that the PTI leader concealed his assets.
The NAB prosecutor maintained that AED30 million were transferred from Pakistan to Dubai and the accused failed to provide details.
Contrarily, Aleem Khan’s counsel stated that the money was sent from the account of Aleem’s mother and that his client has submitted all of his documents to the anti-graft watchdog body.
