LAHORE – In a surprise the PML N lawmaker Afzal Khokhar who was arrested onorders of Supreme Court of Pakistan has been granted bail by local court.
As per media report, local court on Wednesday granted bail to PML-N MNAAfzal Khokhar in a 34-marla land grabbing case.
The court ordered the lawmaker to submit surety bonds of Rs 100,000 toavail the benefit of bail in the case.
Judicial Magistrate Shazia Mahboob conducted the proceedings of the case inLahore’ Model Town Courts.
Earlier, the police produced the MNA before the court and requested forphysical remand of the accused for investigation.
However, the defence counsel strongly opposed the plea saying that allcharges levelled against his client were bailable. He requested the courtto grant bail to the MNA.
The court after hearing arguments of the parties granted bail to the MNAAfzal Khokhar and ordered for submission of surety bonds for the purpose.
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The lawmaker was arrested from outside the Supreme Court Lahore Registry inconnection with the land grabbing case on Tuesday.
Nawab Town police had registered a case against the MNA on a complaint byBritish resident Muhammad Ali Zafar. The complainant had stated that hebought 34-marla land from Tariq Mehmood, a few years ago but now KhokharPalace, the MNA’s residence, had been built on his land. He asked foraction against the MNA, saying that the chief justice had directed formoving applications regarding land grabbing to police.
Ali Zafar granted authority to Fayyaz Ahmad to fight the case on hisbehalf, as he had been residing in London for the last 20 years.
On December 15, the Supreme Court of Pakistan had issued orders to putnames of Afzal Khokhar and his brother Saiful Malook Khokhar on the ExitControl List. However, during Tuesday’s hearing, the apex court rejectedthe prosecutor’s plea to put the names of Khokhar brothers on the ECL.
