LHC judge recuses himself from hearing PML-N's Khawaja Asif bail plea

LAHORE (92 News) - A judge of Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday rescued to hear a bail petition of PML-N MNA Khawaja Asif for hearing in money laundering case.

Judge Asjad Javed Ghural, a member of the division bench that was to take up the petition, refuse to hear the bail plea, after which the matter was referred to the LHC chief justice to fix it before another bench for hearing.

He refused to hear the case over the petitioner’s lawyers issuing statements against him.

Khawaja Asif through his counsel Barrister Haider Rasul Mirza filed the petition which stated that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had arrested him from Islamabad last year on December 29.

He contended that the corruption watchdog apprehended him despite the fact that he had provided it all the relevant records regarding his assets. Besides, the same record is also available with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).

Khawaja Asif pleaded with the bench to order his release on bail.