Ephedrine case: ANF seeks record of Gilanis order

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Ephedrine case: ANF seeks record of Gilanis order

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ANF contacted Cabinet division to obtain record of the order given by ex-PM Yousuf Raza Gilani.

06 September,2012 07:50 pm

Sources quoting a private TV channel said that the former prime minister had already been investigated in the matter through his political secretary.Meanwhile, the Anti-Narcotics Force sources said that Gilani will now be directly investigated.On the other hand, Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Hanif Abbasi, who was accused of being involved in misuse of controlled chemical ephedrine, filed a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday for interim bail in the ephedrine case.Earlier, Abbasi was granted protective bail on August 13 in the ephedrine quota case by the Sindh High Court which would expire by Sept 7.The ANF had registered on July 29 a case against Abbasi for his alleged involvement in misuse ephedrine chemical.According to ANF sources, the case was registered against the PML-N MNA and his partner Zafar Bakhtawari, owners of Gray Pharmaceutical, for misusing 500kg of ephedrine.