Qaim Ali Shah’s interim bail extended till Dec 19

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday extended interim bail of former Sindh chief minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah in Roshan Sindh NAB inquiry. A two-member bench of the Islamabad high court (IHC) comprising Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Mohsin Kayani heard the case. “NAB should inform (the court), if it requires arrest,” Justice Aamir Farooq remarked. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor Barrister Rizwan informed the court that the bureau didn’t file FIR against Qaim Ali Shah. He said the NAB not required arrest of the former chief minister and only an inquiry has been initiated against him. The bench extended interim bail of Shah till December 19. Earlier, The NAB closed its inquiry against former Sindh chief minister Qaim Ali Shah over his alleged involvement in the illegal allotment of land in the Malir riverbed. It is noteworthy that the NAB was inquiring against the former chief minister regarding illegal allotment of 370 acre in Malir riverbed during 2011-2012 for the construction of housing societies in Karachi. The corruption watchdog body presented the report before the Sindh High Court (SHC). Former chief minister Qaim Ali Shah appeared before the high court bench today for the case hearing.