Times of Islamabad

Former Opposition leader Khursheed Shah faces another setback in assets beyond means case

Former Opposition leader Khursheed Shah faces another setback in assets beyond means case

SUKKUR: Former Opposition leader Khursheed Shah faces another setback inassets beyond means case.

An accountability court has extended the judicial remand of PakistanPeople’s Party (PPP) leader Syed Khursheed Shah to jail for 14 days, inassets beyond means case, on Saturday.

PPP stalwart was presented before the court as his five-day physical remandexpired today.

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) requested the court to extendphysical remand of the PPP stalwart for further probe in the case, however,the court, rejected NAB’s plea.

The court ordered to send Syed Khursheed Shah to jail on 14 days judicialremand.

Syed Khursheed Shah currently is under treatment at the National Instituteof Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) Sukkur, from the last 13 days, where herecently underwent an angiography procedure due to cardiac problem.

The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader is facing charges of corruption inassets beyond means of income reference.