Hajj scam: SC adjorns bail plea hearing
Two member bench adjourned hearing after it was notified of the absence of legal advisor for the FIA.
ISLAMABAD:
The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing on bail pleas filed by former federal minister for religious affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi and joint secretary Aftabul Islam for two weeks, Express 24/7 reported on Thursday.
The former minister and his secretary are facing corruption charges in the Hajj scam. A two-member bench, comprising Justice Saqib Nisar and Justice Sermad, adjourned the hearing because of the absence of the FIA’s legal adviser.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 22nd, 2011.
The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing on bail pleas filed by former federal minister for religious affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi and joint secretary Aftabul Islam for two weeks, Express 24/7 reported on Thursday.
The former minister and his secretary are facing corruption charges in the Hajj scam. A two-member bench, comprising Justice Saqib Nisar and Justice Sermad, adjourned the hearing because of the absence of the FIA’s legal adviser.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 22nd, 2011.