Court hands over Elahi co-accused to NAB

Earlier, NAB officials produced co-accused Asif Mehmood before Accountability Court Judge Zubair Shahzad Kiyani

By APP
January 10, 2024
The headquarters of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in Islamabad. —APP/File
The headquarters of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in Islamabad. —APP/File

LAHORE: An accountability court on Tuesday handed over Asif Mehmood, a co-accused of former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi in a corruption case, to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on 7-day physical remand.

Earlier, the NAB officials produced co-accused Asif Mehmood before Accountability Court Judge Zubair Shahzad Kiyani.

The investigation officer submitted that the custody of the accused was required for investigations. He pleaded with the court to grant physical remand. At this, the court allowed the request and handed over the accused to NAB on 7-day physical remand and ordered to produce him on expiry of the remand term, January 16. The court also sought an investigation report on the next date of hearing.

The NAB had accused Parvez Elahi and Moonis Elahi of receiving over Rs 1 billion as kickbacks through intermediaries in more than 200 development projects of Gujrat district.