The Supreme Court has extended the interim bail of former health minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin and Ali Musa Gilani in the ephedrine quota allotment case till October 11.
A three-member bench led by Justice Nasirul Mulk had granted Ali Musa bail on September 14 against two surety bonds of Rs500,000 each.
The petitions filed by Ali Musa against the Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) for contempt of court have also been linked with the same case.
Ali Musa was arrested on September 13 from the gate of the apex court by ANF officials, who were later reprimanded for their actions.
The Supreme Court had allowed Ali Musa’s counsel to file an application against the ANF’s conduct.
The former premier’s son is facing a case for his alleged involvement in the illegal allotment of an ephedrine quota.
During Tuesday’s hearing, the court declared that the request regarding the decision taken by the Lahore High Court Rawalpindi bench and the contempt of court case against ANF would be heard together.
While talking to reporters after the hearing, Ali Musa said he trusted and respected the decision of the court.
Shahabuddin and Ali Musa had moved the apex court for relief against the Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi Bench, which had dismissed their pre-arrest bail petitions on September 3.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 26th, 2012.
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