Grant of bail after 39 months to longest serving NAB detainee
National
April 13, 2021
ISLAMABAD: After 39 months of incarceration, the longest serving detainee of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), bureaucrat Ahad Cheema, is out on bail granted by the Lahore High Court (LHC).
The list of cases he was being investigated for is a long one. NAB investigated Cheema in the Ashiana Housing Scheme, Quaid-e-Azam Thermal Company (Pvt) Limited or QATPL (Bhikki power plant), the Punjab Thermal Power (Pvt) Company or PTPL (Trimmu, Jhang power plant), Lahore Development Authority (LDA) City Housing Scheme, Paragon City Housing Scheme, the Lahore Metro Bus System (MBS), Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project (RRUDP) and other LDA schemes.