IHC grants interim bail to Miftah Ismail in LNG case

By Muhammad YaseenPublished On 06 Jan 2023

ISLAMABAD (9Newshd): Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday granted interim bail to former finance minister Miftah Ismail till August 1st.

A division bench of the high court also granted interim bail to former Managing Director Pakistan State Oil (PSO) Shaikh Imranul Haq in the same case.

IHC bench comprises of Acting Chief Justice Mr. Justice Aamir Farooque and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb heard the case.

The court granted bail to Miftah Ismail and Shaikh Imranul Haq on surety bonds of Rs. 0.5 million each.

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Javed Iqbal had last Thursday signed arrest warrants of Miftah Ismail in the LNG scandal.

The petition sought a pre-arrest bail from the court till completion of the investigation and filing of reference against the accused in court.

The counsel of Miftah said that the National Accountability Bureau issued the call-up notice to his client on July 15 while on 16 July, his arrest warrants were issued, which indicates malicious intent on the part of the NAB.

The Chairman NAB and Secretary Federal Ministry of Law were made party in the petition.

Ismail had got a protective bail from Sindh High Court (SHC) on last Friday.

The NAB teams last Thursday conducted raids at his residences in Karachi and Islamabad for his arrest.

Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has also been arrested by the accountability bureau in the same case last Thursday. For more latest news Pakistan, visit 9newshd.tv