ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court on Wednesday gave seven days as a pre-arrest bail to the former Secretary Establishment and allowed him to get any legal remedy attributed to him as per law.
A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed resumed hearing in the multi-billion Hajj Corruption scam.
During the course of proceeding, Waseem Sajjad, the counsel for Ismail Qureshi the former secretary establishment, apprised the court that he had no confidence over the Investigation Officer (IO) Hussain Asghar thus requesting the court to appoint any other senior IO.
The court partly accepted his plea and directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to appoint Additional Director General to look into the matter himself. Waseem Sajjad argued that as no recovery could be made from his client so the court should direct the FIA for not arresting his client.
Sajjad also ensured the court that his client would fully cooperate with the investigation team and he would be available as and when required. Upon which, the court gave seven days to the former secretary establishment as a pre-arrest bail and adjourned the case for two weeks.
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