Pakistan

IHC grants ex-PM Gilani protective bail

The court orders him to submit surety bonds of rupees 0.1 million against each of the cases

Web Desk September 01, 2015

Former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani talking to media outside Islamabad High Court after being granted a pre-arrest protective bail in TDAP corruption case on September 1. PHOTO: INP

The Islamabad High Court approved on Tuesday pre-arrest protective bail for former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani for a period of seven days in 12 cases relating to the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) scam.

The court granted the bail against the surety bonds of Rs100,000 against each of the cases during the hearing of Gilani's bail before an arrest petition, Express News reported.

Addressing the media outside the court, the Pakistan Peoples Party leader said he believes the court will deliver justice to him in the cases.

Read: Non-bailable: Warrants issued for Gilani, Amin Fahim

Earlier, an anti-corruption court in Karachi issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Gilani and PPP leader Makhdoom Amin Fahim.

The judge ordered the authorities to arrest the two by September 10 and present them in court.

Read: TDAP scam: Amin Fahim granted pre-arrest bail

The order was issued after the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) presented a final charge-sheet with 12 new cases registered against them.

More than 70 cases related to the TDAP scam had been pending before the court. Gilani and his associates were booked in 12 of these last year. However, both Gilani and Fahim obtained bail and exemptions from appearing in hearings.

COMMENTS (12)

syed & syed | 9 years ago | Reply It appears that our courts are meant for petty corruption. It is nothing but a joke that one court issues arrest warrants and another grants bail for a small amount of one Lakh only. It is certainly a case of Muk Muka. How this man influenced IHC must be probed. Similarly PM also interfered in many cases in Karachi. Nawaz Shareef's grudge is only against MQM. The entire episode proves that he is afraid of Zardari clan and the clan have great power on justice system.

Ali | 9 years ago | Reply In this country of ours the highly corrupt are the one that are highly protected. The least corrupt you are the greater the chance of you being behind bars. Moral: Don't be a small time corrupt. If you must be, be one of the biggest.

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Hassan | 9 years ago | Reply The biggest joke as the warrants were issued non-bailable and IHC granted bail, secondly the allegations are of million of rupees and the bail is for just 100,000 against each case. This clearly indicates that there is a big difference among rich and poor as one agrees or not there is a parallel law system exists for influential and helpless people. The tragedy is that every politician or powerful person approaches PM and the later issued directives to safe them from any action. Its an open fact that former PM had crossed all limits of corruption and nepotism during his tenure as a premier and easily get bail from IHC.

Disgusting | 9 years ago | Reply Yousaf Gillani is a corrupt man to the core. His wife and sons had offices functioning in major cities where people went to get jobs 'done' at a heavy price like a big banglow or two expensive cars or juicy piece of land.

Ali | 9 years ago | Reply See the level of these parasites... they become PMs earn billions but are also caught steeling necklaces given in charity by frgn figues... but still they blame that they r blamed for marginalising... they hav brght badname to our land more than any one else i am a sindhi from lrk... i had almst lost faith from any institution that they cd do justice till raheel sharef has started this and there is little hope that ths general might stand up for saving pakistan from drowing in quicksand of band governance but if doesnt do anything or compromised on any terms.. as they done in past then pakistan will have no more chance. Then extremists.. nationalist... marginaised shudnt be blamed... never in hstry we sindhi's hav shne such hatred for ppp as it is tday and nevr hav we ever supported army this much .. but if this also doesnt yield result then we wil again give up against feudalism

Jamil | 9 years ago | Reply The whole system stinks! Bigger the corruption, bigger the protection. This is our 'beloved' Pakistan.

miristan | 9 years ago | Reply Pakistani court issue a non bailable warrant than grant a bail . Please do not turn Pakistan into a Banana republic.

Aamir - Toronto | 9 years ago | Reply This is a perfect example of "Muk Maka" between Zardari and Nawaz. "Addressing the media outside the court, the Pakistan Peoples Party leader said he believes the court will deliver justice to him in the cases"........I don't expect any justice from kangaroo courts, these courts are meant to punish ordinary person and not the rich (rich by illegal means),

Parvez | 9 years ago | Reply Our accountability system needs a reply firm shake up.......dragging the process on for years is as good as no accountability being done, especially where the person is high profile and the charges against him are glaringly obvious.

Shakil Ahmed Khan | 9 years ago | Reply Courts please do not let any corrupt to meet his real fate! please keep protecting them!

khan | 9 years ago | Reply First we read un-bailable warrants issed against Gilani, then we read PM order FIA not to arrest Gilani and now court gave Bail. Question is courts n PM know what they are doing? and what kind of example is being set? Courts/laws are above and equal for every citizen or PM above courts/law?

Acorn Guts | 9 years ago | Reply Joke.

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