SHC orders NAB to file reference against Agha Siraj by Thursday
CJ SHC adjourned the hearing and ordered to submit a report by June 11.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – The Sindh High Court (SHC) ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) today (May 29) to file a reference, regarding fake account case, against Sindh Assembly Speaker (AS) Agha Siraj Durrani by Thursday.
Chief Justice SHC Ahmed Ali Shaikh said that Agha Siraj’s bail plea will be heard once the reference is filed against him.
While opposing the bail plea of Sindh AS and his brother in court, NAB prosecutor adopted a stance that NAB chairman has approved to file the reference against the accused. Reference will be filed against the accused by tomorrow, he added.
NAB prosecutor expressed that 35 cars and illegal property has been traced back to Agha Siraj Durrani. He has also been accused to illegally exercise his power for illegal appointments.
CJ SHC adjourned the hearing and ordered to submit a report by June 11.
Court declared to review his petition once the reference is filed.
Meanwhile, SHC forbid anti-graft watchdogs to arrest Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) member Manzoor Wassan by granting interim bail to him in assets beyond means case.
Durrani was arrested on Feb 20 from a hotel in Islamabad and was brought to Karachi the same night. On Feb 21, he was produced before the accountability court that sent him on a 14-day physical remand.
On March 11, the court extended his physical remand till Mar 21 as the NAB prosecutor pleaded with the court for more time for investigation.
The court was told that his property valued at Rs27 million had been found in Abbottabad but he disclosed its value at around Rs4m.
The officer also told that his bungalow worth Rs40m was found in DHA and 10 luxury watches were also recovered in his bank locker in addition to gold, foreign currency and other valuables.
