Islamabad November 9 (Online): The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, bringing to an end his more than 200-day detention by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a case related to the purchase of a property more than 30 years ago.
\nMir Shakil-ur-Rahman had been in NAB custody since March 2020, on what his legal counsels have consistently argued trumped-up charges.
\nA three-member bench presided over by Justice Mushir Alam and comprising Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed and Justice Yahya Afridi heard the case.
\nMSR\u2019s counsel Amjad Pervaiz told the apex court that the allotment of land to his client had not caused a penny’s loss to the national exchequer.
\nHe reminded the court that the reference was filed against four individuals, but only his client was taken into custody; that too at a stage when an inquiry was being initiated.
\nHe told the court that the issue was over 180 kanals and 18 marlas of land, which had been taken over by the LDA for the Mohammad Ali Johar Town in Lahore in 1982.
\nThe land had been divided between the heirs of the original owner in 1985 after the owner’s death. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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