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Pursued by NAB, JUI-F leader Akram Khan Durrani files pre-arrest bail plea
[DAWN] Former federal minister Akram Khan Durrani on Tuesday filed a petition before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking pre-arrest bail in multiple inquiries initiated against him by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).Mr Durrani, a leader of the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam ...the political wing of the Pak Taliban... -Fazl (JUI-F), claims that he is being victimised for playing a key role in the Azadi March to be launched by his party on Oct 27 against the government of the Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf ...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... (PTI). In his petition the JUI-F leader stated that he is "being victimised and harassed by the respondents [the chairman, deputy director and investigation officer Nadeem Fraz of NAB] although he is cooperating with them and will continue to do so. However, some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them... the pace at which all three inquiries are being carried out, his arrest before he could further garner support from other opposition parties for Azadi March is very likely." Mr Durrani is facing inquiries for alleged corruption in two housing projects of the Federal Government Housing Foundation, appointment of blue-eyed officers in the Pakistain Housing Authority Foundation, allotment of ’out of turn’ plots for mosques and induction in the Pakistain Public Works Department (PWD). The petitioner states that he "belongs to Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam-F which is to lead the Azadi March against the government from Oct 27" and a Rehbar Committee was formed for coordination and preparation of the protest. "The petitioner has been playing an instrumental role in the Rehbar Committee and has in fact been representing his party at some of these meetings of the committee," the petition said, adding that the government "just to disturb political activities" is behind the inquiries. The petitioner said that NAB "since its formation in 1999 has primarily been serving as a tool of political engineering and a way of silencing dissenting voices". He expressed apprehensions that NAB may be used against the Azadi March’s organisers. Related: Akram Khan Durrani: 2019-08-28 Long march call against govt receives cold response Akram Khan Durrani: 2019-04-03 ANP claims ‘resurgence’ of Taliban in South Waziristan Akram Khan Durrani: 2019-03-21 KP Assembly unanimously passes resolution against Aurat March, terming it 'shameful' Related: Islamabad High Court: 2019-09-18 UK agrees to hand over Imran Farooq murder case evidence to Pakistan Islamabad High Court: 2019-07-10 Maryam Nawaz summoned over fake trust deed Islamabad High Court: 2019-07-02 NAB arrests Zardari in Park Lane case as well Related: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl: 2019-10-21 JUI-F threatens road blockades if marchers stopped Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl: 2019-10-14 Fazlur Rehman warns govt against sabotaging 'Azadi March' Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl: 2019-09-29 3 including central JUI-F leader dead as explosion rocks Chaman in Balochistan Related: Azadi March: 2019-10-22 Cabinet approves summary to ban JUI-F's ‘militant wing’ Azadi March: 2019-10-21 JUI-F threatens road blockades if marchers stopped Azadi March: 2019-10-19 PML-N, PPP should quit assemblies, says Siraj Posted by: Fred 2019-10-24 |
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