LHC extends bail granted to Khawaja Saad Rafique, brother Salman

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) pioneer Khawaja Saad Rafique and sibling Salman Rafique got an expansion on their safeguard by the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday in the Paragon Housing trick. The court additionally coordinated the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to decide on a prompt premise of law if the group testing the issue is to be changed. 

A seat containing two judges headed by Justice Tariq Abbasi heard the request of recorded by the Khawaja siblings for pre-capture safeguard. 

As per the request, the siblings had not been engaged with any debasement. "We completely participated with NAB in the examination and our pre-capture safeguard ought to be endorsed," it had said. 

The seat at that point continued to ask the NAB legal counselor whether archives relating to the capture were given to the siblings, to which he answered, "The reports will be given when they are captured." 

The seat, communicating indignation regarding his reaction, at that point addressed, "Can those records not be imparted to the court?" At this, the NAB legal counselor stated, "The archives identified with the capture are at the NAB office." 

The seat additionally asked whether the Khawaja siblings were available in court and was informed that they are. The siblings at that point told the court, "We expect that NAB will capture us." 

Hearing the contentions, the seat at that point chose to stretch out the safeguard conceded to Saad and Salman Rafique till December 5. 

According to NAB authorities, the Khawaja sibling are reserved under three cases relating to the Ashiana Iqbal Housing Scheme, Paragon Housing trick and debasement in Pakistan Railways.