Notice to NAB on Khwaja brothers´ bail pleas
(WorldNews Pakistan)

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday issued notice to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on petitions of former minister for railways Khwaja Saad Rafiq and his brother former provincial minister Khwaja Salman Rafiq seeking temporarily bail to attend upcoming budget sessions of the national and provincial assemblies respectively. The Khwaja brothers are in jail on judicial remand since Feb 2 last for their alleged involvement in Paragon City scam. Pleading the petitions, the counsel of the two brothers contended before a two-judge bench that his clients were supposed to attend the upcoming budget sessions following production orders by speakers of the relevant assembly. However, he...