Fearing that they may also be on the radar of the national anti-corruption watchdog, some PPP members of the national and provincial assemblies have started approaching the Sindh High Court (SHC) to seek pre-arrest bails. The SHC accepted on Friday the bail pleas of three PPP leaders who included Aijaz Jakhrani, Taimur Talpur and Razzaq Raja. The high court also restrained the NAB from further investigations against former local government minister and MPA Jam Khan Shoro who is already on bail. The arrest should be made conditional to the permission of the high court,” Shoro said in his plea. Sindh Assembly censures NAB over Durrani’s arrestWhile restraining NAB from further inquiry, the court also issued notice to NAB’s director general and others for March 14.

Source: The Express Tribune February 23, 2019 04:37 UTC