During the hearing, NAB prosecutor Sardar Muzaffar Abbasi said the investigation officer had been directed by a trial court to execute non-bailable warrants against Safdar, arguing that the warrants should not be treated as summons. He argued that the trial court had no powers to grant bail. The two-member bench, comprising Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani and Justice Aamir Farooq, asked the NAB prosecutor whether the accountability bureau always sought permission from the court before arresting suspects. He also said NAB had made the same request before the trial court. Addressing the NAB prosecutor, the bench said if the graft watchdog required custody it should ask the authorities concerned to issue orders.

Source: The Express Tribune December 14, 2017 12:16 UTC