Allotment for Kidney Hills plots: Saleem Mandviwalla appears before NAB court

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Senate Deputy Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla has appeared before an accountability court in Islamabad during the hearing of a reference pertains to the illegal land allotment for Kidney Hills plots on Thursday.

The court heard fake bank accounts and kidney hills reference against Saleem Mandviwalla. During the hearing, the court has ordered NAB to file supplementary reference in two weeks and provide its copies to the accused.

The judge questioned NAB prosecutor whether it was a full reference or a supplementary reference would also be filed. To this, the prosecutor responded that it is the central reference, however, a supplementary reference will be filed if needed in the future.

Subsequently, the hearing has been adjourned till February 18.

While speaking to the journalists outside the court, Mandviwalla said that he was appeared before court after being summoned. He claimed that it was a private transaction with the agreement of both the parties. "Such references would affect businesses in the country," he added.

Earlier, the corruption watchdog body filed a reference against Senate Deputy Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla in an illegal land allotments case on January 13.