Muhammad Usman
An Anti-Terrorism Court on Thursday granted bail to PML-N MPA Khawaja Imran Nazir in a case related to clash outside National Accountability Bureau (NAB) office during the appearance of Maryam Nawaz. ATC judge Arshad Hussain Bhatta heard the bail plea of the PML-N provincial lawmaker.
He is facing charges of bringing stones in his vehicle during the appearance of PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz before the NAB investigators. A case had been registered against Nazir at Chung police station and Nazir is currently on judicial remand.
During the hearing, his lawyer Farhad Ali Shah said that the allegations against Nazir were false as he went to NAB office to show solidarity with Maryam Nawaz. He added that ‘political revenge’ is behind his nomination, whereas, many other accused had also been granted bail in the case.
The prosecutor argued that Nazir had been nominated in the case in light of all evidence.
Later, the ATC judge approved the bail plea of PML-N Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Khawaja Imran Nazir and ordered him to submit Rs500,000 surety bonds.
Khawaja Imran Nazir had been arrested by police officials on November 7 after he was declared wanted by police in the case over allegedly clashing security officials outside NAB office and hurling stones, had been stopped by the police officials of Faisal Town police station after identifying his vehicle with the Safe City cameras.
On August 11, violence erupted outside the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) office as PML-N workers and police contingents clashed with each other shortly after the arrival of Maryam Nawaz there in a land acquisition case.
