People's Party's leader Syed Khursheed Shah released from NAB detention on Wednesday after accountability court granted him bail yesterday in assets beyond means reference
Sukkur (Pakistan Point News / Online - 18th December, 2019) People's Party's leader Syed Khursheed Shah released from NAB detention on Wednesday after accountability court granted him bail yesterday in assets beyond means reference.The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has challenged the decision of his release in Sindh High Court.Shah could not be released yesterday as his release orders were not issued due to end of the working hours of court.
As the accountability court judge Ameer Ali Mahesar went on leave today, Khursheed Shah reached the District and Sessions Judge Sukkur's court in an ambulance to submit surety bond of a bail amount of Rs five million. The court issued release order of Shah after he deposited the surety bond.It is to be mentioned here that the PPP leader has been admitted at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) Sukkur due to heart ailment.
Khursheed Shah talking to media here said that he had cooperated in the NAB inquiry and will continue to do so in future. He said he will fight his case with legal means.Moreover, the NAB has challenged release of Khursheed Shah on bail by the accountability court Sukkur in assets case in the Sindh High Court.The bureau in its petition termed the decision of the court as unlawful and pleaded the high court to declare the decision as void.The accountability court yesterday granted bail to Shah after NAB failed to file reference against him after a detention period of 90 days.
The accountability bureau had pleaded to the court for extension of judicial remand for 15 days but the court while denying its plea granted bail to the PPP leader.Ends OnlineTR/NH============PPP leader expressed concern over PM Malaysia visit cancellationIslamabad, Dec 18 (Online): PPP Information Secretary Nafisa Shah has expressed concern over the cancellation of Prime Minister visit to Malaysia for the Kuala Lumpur summit. She stated that alarming matter would be brought in the parliament.
In a press statement, she stated that decision is totally unacceptable as this was taken without any consultation.It was worth mentioned here that Prime Minister Imran Khan has cancelled Kuala Lumpur Summit.Local media has reported that the decision was forced by Saudi Arabia, which is exercising the greater influence it enjoys over Khan due to the hefty loans it has granted his government, as the Gulf kingdom believes the Summit would diminish its role among the Muslim Ummah.
