Categories: Pakistan

IHC grants protective bail to PTI’s Asad Qaiser

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday granted protective bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf senior leader and former NA speaker Asad Qaiser in a ‘corruption’ case registered against him in Swabi.

Qaiser along with his lawyer appeared before the court of Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri of Islamabad High Court to seek protective bail.

IHC single bench after granting protective bail to Qaiser against a surety bond of Rs50,000, directed him to appear before the relevant court.

It may be noted the Anti-Corruption Department has booked several Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders for allegedly making illegal appointments in the Education Department during the party rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Those booked included former speaker of National Assembly Asad Qaiser, erstwhile provincial education minister Shahram Khan Tarakai, former advisor to chief minister on industry Abdul Karim, then MPAs, Aqibullah Khan (brother of Asad Qaiser) Rangraiz Khan and officials of the district Education Department were named in the First Information Report (FIR).

The FIR said information was received from reliable sources in the Education Department that during the previous PTI governments, the members of the national and KP assemblies made illegal recruitments in the Swabi Education Department, depriving the genuine educated youth of their rights.

The Frontier Post

Recent Posts

UK sanctions target Russians linked to deportation of Ukrainian children

LONDON (Reuters): Britain on Wednesday imposed sanctions on 11 more individuals and entities affiliated with…

5 hours ago

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan releases new song in Bangla

(Web Desk): Maestro Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, after winning millions of hearts across the globe…

5 hours ago

How to stop Israel from starving Gaza

Jeffrey Sachs and Sybil Fares Israel, with the complicity of the United States, is committing…

5 hours ago

Spence on brink of history as first Muslim England player

LONDON (AFP): Tottenham's Djed Spence said the opportunity to make history as the first male…

5 hours ago

Sinner tames Musetti to march into US Open semi-finals

NEW YORK (AFP): Reigning champion Jannik Sinner sailed into the US Open semi-finals on Wednesday…

5 hours ago

PSX continues with bullish trend, gains 463 more points

ISLAMABAD (APP): The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 Index continued with bullish trend on…

5 hours ago

This website uses cookies.