Thatta water supply scheme reference: indictment of accused deferred

The Accountability Court hearing the multibillion rupees fake bank accounts on Monday deferred indictment of the accused of Thatta water supply scheme reference due to absence of some of the accused. Accountability Court Judge Muhammad Bashir hearing the case deferred indictment of the accused due to absence of some accused persons and adjourned hearing till October 15. The court directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to ensure presence of all the accused on the next hearing.

The jail authorities informed the court that accused and CEO Omni Group Khawaja Abdul Ghani Majeed is ill and hospitalized. The accused Minahil Majeed and Aijaz Ahmed Memon also did not appear before the court. The counsel for both the accused filed an exemption application before the court and the court approved it. The other accused Aijaz Ahmed Memon, Azhar Nawaz, Abdul Haleem Memon, Muhammad Farukh Khan, Muhammad Ramzan, Muhammad Siddique, Zeeshan Hassan Yousaf and Minahil Majeed did not appear before the court.The court after hearing arguments of both the sides adjourned hearing till Oct 15.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019