Routes leadin­g to court were blocke­d and heavy securi­ty was deploy­edAn accountability court in Lahore on Tuesday sent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Aleem Khan on judicial remand till March 18. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor requested the court to extend Aleem’s physical remand, a request that the defendant’s lawyer vehemently opposed. During the last hearing, the accountability court in Lahore granted an extension in Aleem’s physical remand till March 5. PTI leader remanded into NAB custody till Feb 15NAB had requested a 15-day extension in the PTI leader’s physical remand. Earlier, an accountability court handed Aleem over on a nine-day physical remand to NAB Lahore in assets beyond means case.

Source: The Express Tribune March 05, 2019 10:47 UTC