KARACHI: The Sindh High Court extended the interim pre-arrest bail of suspects Fasihuddin Ahmed S/o Iqbal Z Ahmed, chief executive officer of Pakistan Gas Port Consortium Limited, AG Publications and Omni Media and is on the board of directors of Jamshoro Joint Venture Limited (JJVL) and its other officials, who were nominated in money laundering and fake accounts case.
On October 23, 2019, a two-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Ahmed Ali Ahmed Shaikh heard the bail applications filed by Fasihuddin Ahmed, Asif Iftikhar, Riazuddin Ahmed, Attiq Uddin, Sadia Ahmed and Shahzad Shafiq.
During the hearing, Farooq H Naik advocate appeared on the behalf of applicants, on a questioning, NAB prosecutor seeks time for submit para wise comments, court directed NAB prosecutor to provide all the relevant record which NAB is on relaying. After the hearing, court also extended applicants’ interim pre-arrest bail.
On last date of hearing, Farooq H Naik Advocate had appeared before the court along with applicant and argued that father of the applicant has been arrested by NAB officials and know NAB officials issued call-up notice dated September 11, 2019 which states that the NAB is conducting as inquiry on various allegations punishable under provisions of NAB Ordinance, 1999.
Counsel argued that aforesaid call up notice calls upon the petitioner to submit various records, documents pertaining to multiple companies via a concerned officer. The record sought also includes information of the personal accounts of the petitioners.
He submits that petitioner gravely apprehends that he would be arrested at the hands of the respondents on the basis of the said call up notice especially keeping in mind that the same was not served upon him through an official channel.
