Sharjeel Memon gets pre-arrest bail from SHC

Pic23-070 (Correction) KARACHI: Oct 23 – Officials of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) are arresting Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) leader Sharjeel Memon outside Sindh High Court (SHC) after his bail plea in the Rs 6billion graft case was rejected by the court and the judges ordered his immediate arrest. ONLINE PHOTO by Sabir Mazhar

KARACHI: Sharjeel Memon, former Sindh minister and senior leader of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has got pre-arrest bail from Sindh High Court on Friday.

The August Court ordered the NAB authority not to arrest him during inquiry being conducted against him.

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The PPP leader Sharjeel Memon filed pre arrest bail petition in the Sindh High Court (SHC), fearing his arrest after opening new inquiries against him by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

Sharjeel Memon, in his petition, stated that two references are already under proceedings againt him and it came into his knowledge that the anti-corruption watchdog is now holding a secret inquiry. The petition read that the petitioner has no details regarding the latest inquiry.

The PPP leader sought SHC to order NAB for providing the details of the inquiries and stop the authorities from arresting him in the next hearing. He also pleaded the SHC to get records of the secret inquiry in the next hearing.

Later, the court approved his bail petition and ordered concerned authorities not to arrest Memon until January 24.

With input from INP

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