Laiq who was taken into custody on February 27 was presented in the court of Judge Tariq Yousafzai by NAB officials on Saturday to obtain remand. STOCK IMAGE
An accountability court has handed over former DG of Peshawar Development Authority (PDA) Qazi Laiq to National Accountability Bureau’s custody for 12 days in a case of illegal land allotment.
Laiq who was taken into custody on February 27 was presented in the court of Judge Tariq Yousafzai by NAB officials on Saturday to obtain remand.
The former DG was arrested after the Peshawar High Court (PHC) rejected an extension in his pre-arrest bail which he obtained in November.
Laiq is allegedly involved in leasing out a valuable plot in Hayatabad Township, adjacent to Iqra University, without fulfilling all the relevant legal requirements.
During the course of the investigation, NAB had arrested former PDA director Ijaz Afzal Khan and contractor Raz Muhammad Durrani in June last year for the allotment of five kanals of the said land to Durrani.
The allotment was allegedly made in violation of legal formalities and at a nominal price for a 33-year period, causing Rs75 million in losses to the exchequer. Khan and Durrani were granted bail on September 24 by the PHC on the condition of furnishing bonds of Rs5 million each.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 1st, 2015.
COMMENTS
Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.
For more information, please see our Comments FAQ