Younis Qidwai surrenders in court

Younis Qidwai, a close friend of former president Asif Zardari, returned home from Canada and surrendered himself before the court in Islamabad in the fake banks account case, Express News reported on Monday.

A two-member bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), headed by the chief justice, stated that after the surrender of Qidwai before the trial court, his application for protective bail was disposed of.

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Initially, Qidwai faced six references filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). However, after the recent amendments to the NAB law, three references were returned. He still faced mega money laundering, pink residency and Sindh Bank references.

NAB told the court that the arrest of Qidwai was no longer required in the remaining three references. Later Qidwai’s security bond was approved. Accountability Judge Muhammad Bashir will hear the pink residency reference on June 8.