Disgruntled PTI leader Jahangir Tareen and his son Ali Tareen have withdrawn their bail petitions in the corporate fraud and money laundering cases against them. In March, the Federal Investigation Agency filed two FIRs against PTI’s Jahangir Tareen and accused him of committing fraud amounting to Rs3.14 billion. The cases, which were registered on March 22, name Tareen’s son-in-law Waleed Akbar Faruki too. A Lahore sessions court resumed hearing the cases Friday. It ordered the FIA not to take any action against them without the court s permission. An FIA official informed the court that they didn t need to arrest Tareen and his son. The agency was examining the record, he ad.
Money laundering: Court extends Jahangir Tareen’s bail, FIA transfers IO
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A Lahore court extended on Monday the pre-arrest bail of PTI’s Jahangir Tareen and his son Ali Tareen in the money laundering and fraud cases against them.
They appeared in a sessions court on Monday and submitted a petition to extend their interim bail in the case. Judge Hamid Hussain approved their bail till June 11.
The court asked the FIA about the case progress in the last 15 days. The prosecutor said that no progress was made as one of the investigating officers has been transferred.
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