LAHORE: An accountability court on Saturday accepted the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) plea to extend the physical remand of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Khawaja Saad Rafique and Khawaja Salman Rafique till January 26, in the Paragon Housing scam case. He added that every transaction that took place in the Paragon Housing Society’s accounts was in accordance with the law and declared before tax authorities. The brothers were taken into custody by NAB in December last year for their alleged involvement in the Paragon Housing Society scam case. The two PML-N leaders were accused of receiving millions of rupees in commissions by illegal allotment of plots in the Paragon Housing Society scam. Talking to reporters after appearing in court, Saad Rafique criticised the government for “making everything difficult [for the nation]”.

Source: Pakistan Today January 19, 2019 11:14 UTC