LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday gave verdict on the bail pleaof the former Railways Minister Saad Rafique.
LHC granted extension in interim bail of former railways minister, KhawajaSaad Rafique and his brother Khawaja Salman Rafique, in a corruption caseuntil December 5.
The extension was ordered by the LHC Judge Justice Tariq Abbasi. Thepetitioner, who is the ex-minister himself, claimed in his plea that he wasnot involved in any corruption and cooperated with the probe team to thecore.
He requested the court to accept extension in pre-arrest bail.
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Deputy Prosecutor General NAB, Chaudhry Khaliquz Zaman, told the court thatarrest orders of the PML-N leader had already been issued.
The court sought the arrest orders, to which, NAB official replied thatthey were in bureau’s Lahore office. The LHC judge expressed resentment andsaid the NAB team didn’t look serious to nab the person it wasinvestigating.
