Former LG minister gets bail extension

Three case inquiries have been filed against Shoro, says NAB

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday extended the pre-arrest bail of the Sindh local government former minister Jam Khan Shoro till December 5 and ordered the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) investigation officer (IO) to provide a copy of the documents to Shoro. A two-member bench, headed by Justice Iqbal Kalhoro, heard the case. The counsel for the suspect, Barrister Khalid Javed Khan argued that in the previous hearing, NAB submitted the response which stated that the former minister had signed the minutes of the Karachi Development Authority (KDA) meeting. It said that the plots that were auctioned were done on the SHC orders.



According to NAB’s documents, three different inquiries against Shoro were underway and that concrete evidences were available against him. NAB said that evidences had been obtained against the minister for amassing properties and the minister had headed the KDA meeting for the illegal allotment of government land. Shoro was also involved in illegal auction of government plots in Gulistan-e-Jauhar. Shoro transferred government plots in 2017 in the name of his frontman, Oshak Rahujo, according to NAB.

The former local government minister is also accused of illegally occupying 262 acres of agricultural lands in Kohistan, Thatta district. The SHC issued notices to him on the three inquiries.



Dr Asim case

The same SHC bench ordered NAB to provide documents to Dr Asim Hussain’s counsel in the corruption reference of Rs462 billion. Dr Asim’s counsel said that the relevant documents have not been provided yet because of which the arguments could not be prepared. 

Published in The Express Tribune, November 23^rd, 2018.