Khawaja Saad Rafique’s plea for protective bail rejected

Khawaja Saad Rafique’s plea for protective bail rejected

Islamabad (Staff Report): The Islamabad High Court on Thursday rejected former Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique’s plea seeking the protective bail.

A two-member bench heard Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Saad Rafique and his brother Khawaja Salman Rafique petition seeking the protective bail for 10 days and legal protection against alleged harassment by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

In the petitions filed through their counsel Amjad Pervaiz and Kamran Murtaza, the duo expressed apprehensions about their arrest at the hands of NAB.

They named the NAB chairman and Lahore director general as respondents in the petition.

An inquiry was launched by the accountability watchdog against the Khawaja brothers regarding the Paragon Housing society which is still ongoing.