ISLAMABAD
DNA
The Islamabad High Court has suspended the sentence of Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi in Toshakhana case. The court also asked the authorities to release Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi on bail.
The appeal for the elimination of sentence shall be heard after Eid, the court said.
FAWAD CH RELEASED
The Islamabad High Court Monday granted bail to former information minister Fawad Chaudhary in the case of misappropriation in construction projects in Jhelum.
The court, approving the politician’s bail, issued the orders during the hearing of the case in which Chaudhry was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in December last year.
IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri granted bail to the politician who remains imprisoned in Adiala Jail on judicial remand in the said case.
His lawyer, Advocate Qaiser Imam, appeared in the court on his behalf.
During the hearing of Chaudhry’s plea, the NAB prosecutor said: “We have a witness who says that Fawad Chaudhary took a bribe of Rs500,000.”
The IHC chief justice asked him how does Rs500,000 come under the jurisdiction of NAB.
The prosecutor responded saying that the case is still at an inquiry stage and NAB is getting more details.
“I have written to all relevant institutions including the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC),” the prosecutor.
The chief justice questioned that NAB first arrested the man and later sought evidence.
“What is the main evidence against Fawad Chaudhary with NAB?” CJ Aamer Farooq asked.
