LAHORE – Khawaja brothers face yet another setback from the Accountabilitycourt: Report.An accountability court on Wednesday extended the judicialremand of former railways minister Khwaja Saad Rafiq and his brother SalmanRafique till November 21 in Paragon Housing scandal, GNN reported.
Accountability court Judge Jawad ul Hassan resumed the hearing as Khawajabrothers were produced before the court amid tight security arrangements.Heavy contingents of police were deployed around the court to prevent partyworkers from disrupting law and order situation during their appearance.
During the proceedings, arguments regarding two witnesses were concludedtoday.
The court adjourned the hearing while extending the judicial remand ofKhawaja brothers till November 21.
On April 26, the NAB Lahore approved the filing of a reference against theKhawaja brothers and Nadeem Zia for the alleged corruption in the same case.
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The decision was taken in a regional board meeting that was attended by NABLahore’s director general and other directors.
According to the handout, Qaiser Amin Butt, the director of Paragon HousingSociety, was also included in the inquiry initiated by the NAB, and he wasalso arrested in November last year. Later, he agreed to turn approveragainst the Khawaja brothers and Zia.
Butt and Zia established a company “Air Avenue” in the year 2003; howeverthe name was later changed to Paragon City private (Pvt) Limited.
