Court extends Khursheed Shah’s remand
Sukkur (4th Nov, 2019): An accountability court in Sukkur has extended the physical remand of PPP leader Khursheed Shah by five more days in a corruption case.
He will be in NAB’s custody till 9th November.
Khursheed Shah was arrested on 18th September on the charges of owning more assets than his known sources of income and constructing commercial buildings on amenity plots.
On 16th October, the Sindh High Court extended the interim bail of Shah’s family members and aides till 15th November. His family members include PPP leader Shah’s two wives, son-in-law, sons, close associates and 15 other people.
A close friend of PPP MNA Shah from Rohri was arrested by NAB on 29th September. A team of NAB officials arrested Shah’s associate, Zabardast Khan Mahar, during a raid on his residence in Rohri’s Ali Wahan area. Officials also seized documents found in Mahar’s vehicle, which was parked at his bungalow.
According to NAB officials, Baxh Mahar is accused of corruption worth Rs 1.1 billion in subsidies given by the government on wheat, while his ice factory is also established on sindh government land.
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