LHC extends Khawaja brothers interim bail till Dec 11

Dunya News

In November 2017, NAB had launched its investigation into a mega land scam.

LAHORE (Dunya News) – The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday has extended Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’s (PML-N) leader KhawajaSaad Rafique and his brother Salman Rafique’s interim bail till December 11.

A two-member bench of the LHC, led by Mr. Justice Tariq Abbasi heard the case of the Ashiana Housing Scheme Scam against Khawaja brothers and extended their interim bail.

Earlier, In November 2017, NAB had launched its investigation into a mega land scam involving then Railways minister Khawaja Saad Rafique’s Paragon Housing Society in Lahore and the Punjab Land Development Company (PLDC).

The bureau had decided to initiate probe into the matters of Saad’s housing society after receiving a number of complaints regarding ‘illegal deal’ involving 3,000 kanals of government land between the PLDC and the said companies.