KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) issued notices to NAB officials and special prosecutor of NAB department on a petition filed by Gulab Khan, former secretary Karachi Port Trust (KPT) who is booked for illegal allotment of KPT lands, getting huge bribe and corrupt practices.
On 9 January, 2020, a two-member bench also directed them to file their respective para wise comments on January 21, 2020.
During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner argued that his client had filed a petition against NAB’s illegal proceeding and harassment, however, his bail petition had been dismissed by Supreme Court of Pakistan and after dismissal of bail, and he was arrested and confined in Central Jail Karachi.
He further argued that his he is being political victimised and NAB officials has not received evidence against him or produced before the trail court.
It needs to be mentioned here that Kamran Michael, former federal minister for ports and shipping and others are confined in Central Jail Karachi in this case and court has sought comments from both sides’ parties on their after arrest bail applications.
According to the NAB Officials, NAB Karachi had arrested Kamran Michael from Lahore wanted in corruption case, who has been charge for illegally getting three commercial and flat site plots of prime locations of KPT cooperative housing society (Mai Kolachi area) Karachi to his favourites, against which he received huge bribe money.
Court also was informed that the former minister abused his authority by influencing the officials to carry out illegal orders of making allotments in 2013 and he has remained minister for ports and shipping during 2013 to 2016, which he has held other portfolios as well in federal cabinet during different tenures.
NAB officials also informed that a corruption reference with respect to 16 such plots was already filed by NAB Karachi, in which evidence against Kamran Michael for receiving bribe was unearthed during further investigation in the case.
