KARACHI: An Accountability Court has ordered the imprisonment of Aslam Pirzada, a suspect in the multi-billion M-6 Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway corruption scandal.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) arrested Pirzada following the filing of a reference in the corruption case involving a staggering amount of Rs. 2.37 billion.
Furthermore, 2 other accused individuals, Akhlaq Shah, and Zeeshan Sehto, have been granted further remand of four days and handed over to NAB.
The NAB investigation officer presented a progress report to the court, revealing that a substantial sum of money and benami property belonging to Aslam Pirzada were recovered in Karachi.
The report also highlighted that Rs. 24.76 million rupees were found at Pirzada’s residence.
Additionally, during the investigation, Zeeshan Sehto, Pirzada’s facilitator, admitted to receiving Rs. 100 million from Akhlaq Shah.
The report further disclosed that Zeeshan Sehto received significant amounts from Akhlaq Shah on Pirzada’s instructions. Of the total sum, Zeeshan delivered Rs. 6.8 million to Pirzada.
NAB has recovered Rs. 40 million from Zeeshan, while the remaining amount is yet to be retrieved.
Earlier, on May 24, Muhammad Aslam Pirzada was apprehended after his bail plea was rejected by the Sindh High Court.
In an attempt to evade arrest, Pirzada sought refuge in the bar room of the SHC Bar Association but was ultimately removed and taken into custody.
During the bail application hearing, the NAB Special Prosecutor provided updates on the ongoing investigation, informing the court about the recovery of hundreds of millions of rupees from the accused.
Following the prosecutor’s statements, the court revoked Pirzada’s bail and ordered his arrest.
Despite spending a few hours in the bar room to avoid apprehension, Pirzada was eventually dragged out by lawyers. NAB officials later took him into custody outside the court premises.
Source: Bol
