KARACHI - The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday granted a bail pre-arrest to former chief minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah in a National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) reference pertaining to the abuse of power and land allotment case. Fearing possible arrest by corruption watchdog, the former chief minister approached the SHC seeking bail before arrest. The court approved his bail plea against the surety bonds of Rs300,000 until February 23. The court issued notices to the director general (DG) National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and others and directed former CM to cooperate with the NAB in the inquiry. According to NAB prosecutor, Shah is accused of abusing his powers being CM Sindh and had illegally allotted 43 acres of land in Brohi Goth, Nazimabad. The former chief minister rejected the NAB claims declaring it a malicious action. He pleaded with the court that he is worried about possible arrest by NAB so his pre-arrest bail may be granted and NAB should be stopped from arresting him.

SHC orders protection to couple

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday directed the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Korangi and Station House Officer (SHO) Sharafi Goth to provide protection to a newly married couple facing threats.

A SHC bench heard a plea filed by Memona seeking protection from her family members. “We have got married on our will, we may be provided protection from our family members,” the girl stated before the court. She stated that her father was threatening to kill her husband Asim. A false case of kidnapping has been registered against her husband Asim in Punjab and her husband’s family is also being harassed, the girl stated. She pleaded with the court that her father and other families members should be prevented from taking action against her husband and his family, petitioner stated.