Ahad Cheema Reference: New developments reported from Accountability Court
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LAHORE - An accountability court on Friday extended judicial remand of former Lahore Development Authority (LDA) director general Ahad Cheema for another 13 days in assets-beyond-means case. Accountability Court Judge Syed Najamul Hassan conducted the case proceedings, wherein Ahad Cheema was also produced. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officials apprised the court that a supplementary reference against Ahad Cheema would be filed soon in connection with the case. To which, Advocate Amjad Pervez, on behalf of Ahad Cheema, requested for postponing indictment till filing of the supplementary reference. At this, the court adjourned further hearing till January 17 and directed NAB for filing the supplementary reference, besides extending judicial remand of Ahad Cheema. It is pertinent to mention that NAB had already filed a reference against Ahad Cheema in connection with assets-beyond-means case and a copy of the reference had been provided to the accused on the previous hearing. In the reference, NAB had claimed that former LDA DG possessed assets more than his known sources of income.
