NICL scam: Amin Faheem granted protective bail

Sindh High Court grants Amin Faheem with a ten-day protective bail after a warrant for his arrest was issued.

Former commerce minister Makhdoom Amin Faheem was granted a ten-day protective bail by the Sindh High Court in the 2009 National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) land scam case, Express News reported.

The federal anti-corruption court had on Monday issued bailable warrants for Faheem’s arrest and five others co-accused in the corruption case.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) was ordered to arrest the absconders and present them before the court on April 12, after which the former minister filed a petition for protective bail in the Sindh High Court.

The court case is based on a written complaint by the former secretary of the commerce ministry, sent to the FIA on November 16, 2010, alleging financial embezzlement in the purchase of land by the NICL.