RAWALPINDI - National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has filed application in Accountability Court (AC) for withdrawing its reference against property tycoon, Malik Riaz and his son Ali Riaz in land scam case.

The application for withdrawing reference in 1401 kanal of land scandal case has been filed by NAB Prosecutor Mirza Shafiq under section 31-B of NAB ordinance in accountability court Rawalpindi.
NAB prosecutor has taken the plea in his application that no evidence has been found against Malik Riaz and his son Ali Riaz in land scandal case so far therefore, no case be registered against them and all the cases registered against them on this count be dismissed on the basis of lack of evidence.
Earlier court had summoned Malik Riaz and his son but they could not appear before it due to some preoccupations. The court granted their bail pleas against the sureties in the sum of Rs 500000 each.
The court issued the arrest warrants of the other four accused including Ashfaq, Dildar, Raza Hussain and Milad Bibi due to their absence from the court and summoned the concerned parties on February 16 for arguments.
Talking to the media men later Malik Riaz said how strange it was that his house was set ablaze and cases were also registered against him  “I will file defamation suit against those who had registered false cases against me”, he held.