LAHORE – The Lahore High Court would hear a bail plea filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Aleem Khan today (Monday).
A two-member bench headed by Justice Baqir Ali Najafi would hear the petition filed by the incarcerated leader of the ruling party.
Meanwhile, Aleem Khan would be presented before an accountability court in Lahore as his judicial remand expires today; he is facing inquiry over offshore companies and assets beyond means.
Strict security arrangements have been made ahead of the arrival of Khan.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had taken Aleem Khan into custody in February. The PTI biggie faces multiple inquiries, including one involving offshore company Hexam Investment Overseas Ltd; one for owning assets beyond his known sources of income; and inquiries into his involvement in the Park View Housing Society, River Age Housing Society, and Multan Road.
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According to the anti-graft body, Aleem Khan had started a real state business in which he invested tens of millions of rupees. however, according to the bureau, the PTI leader was unable to show the sources of income with which he purchased the land.
NAB also alleges that Khan had set up multiple offshore companies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Britain in 2005 and 2006, using them to purchase assets that cannot be explained by his means.
Following his arrest, Aleem Khan had immediately submitted his resignation to Punjab Chief Minister Usman Ahmed Buzdar, however, he turns up frequently in the Punjab Assembly on production orders.
