Court extends PTI lawmaker Naqvi’s bail plea in NAB reference

In his plea, Naqvi says NAB sent another summon notice to him

The Sindh High Court extended the bail of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Firdous Shamim Naqvi on Monday and sought the relevant investigation report from the National Accountability Bureau by February 10.

Member of provincial assembly, Naqvi, has maintained in his plea that NAB has sent another summon notice to him in connection with the investigation of land allotment to Habib Group of Companies.

The plea states that Naqvi was the director of Habib Group of Companies in 2006 when the land was allotted to the company on a 30-year lease.

During the hearing, NAB prosecutor Shahbaz Sahtora maintained before the court that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) had allotted a plot to Habib Metro in violation of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority's rules. The prosecutor informed the court that the national graft watchdog is carrying out investigations against the CAA and the Habib Group of Companies. He sought an extension from the court for the submission of replies.

Accepting the prosecutor's request, the court granted the anti-graft bureau an extension and sought the investigation report by February 10, 2021. The court also extended Naqvi's bail till then.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 29^th, 2020.