IHC grants pre-arrest bail to Sharjeel Memon till Jan 1

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted the pre-arrest bail to PPP leader Sharjeel Memon till January 1. A two-member bench comprising of Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Lubna Saleem Pervaiz hear the bail plea. The court ordered Sharjeel Memon to furnish surety bonds worth Rs 500,000. It also issued notices to the National Accountability Bureau. Sharjeel Memon, in the petition, had requested the court to grant him bail. He contended that his role was only to forward the summary to the relevant minister after receiving it. “Allegations against me are based on bad intention,” he said. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned Sharjeel Memon for investigation into an inquiry into the Sindh Roshan Program.