LAHORE – An anti-corruption court on Friday extended interim bail of BahriaTown Owner Malik Riaz and seven others till February 22 in a case ofalleged illegal occupation of state land.Anti-Corruption Court Judge Bahadur Ali Khan conducted the proceedings ofthe case wherein Malik Riaz and others accused appeared before the court.Advocates Zahid Hussain Bukhari and Muhammad Azhar Siddique appeared onbehalf of Malik Riaz and others andsubmitted that a committee had beenformed to resolve the issue amicably and negotiation were underway in thisregard.
They pleaded with the court to extend the interim bail of their clients.At this, the court adjourn the matter till February 22 and extended theinterim bail of all the accused.The Anti-Corruption Establishment Punjab had registered a case againstMalik Riaz and others for illegally occupying 47 Kanals land of the AuqafDepartment for developing Bahria Orchard Housing Scheme in the city.
