IHC wants Zardari in person for bail hearing
By News Desk
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday directed former president Asif Ali Zardari to appear in person today (Wednesday) for a hearing on his interim bail petition in a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) inquiry pertaining to an apartment in New York City.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Aamer Farooq heard the pre-arrest bail case of the former president filed through his counsel Farook Naek.
At the outset of hearing, Naek pleaded that the former president could not appear before the court due to health problems and requested the court to grant him bail in the NAB inquiry in his absence. He said he had also filed an application seeking exemption from hearing for his client.
July 7, 2021
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday rejected a request to hear former president Asif Ali Zardari’s pre-arrest bail plea in New York apartment case in absentia.
A division bench of the IHC comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Aamer Farooq heard the pre-arrest bail, while an application for Zardari’s exemption from court attendance on medical grounds was also filed, a private TV channel reported.
Zardari had filed a plea for pre-arrest bail after the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) opened an investigation into a New York apartment allegedly owned by Zardari.
During the hearing, Zardari’s lawyer Farooq H Naik pleaded that the former president couldn’t appear before the court due to health problems. He prayed the court to grant him bail in NAB inquiry in his absence. He contended that Zardari is under treatment at a private hospital in Karachi.
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July 7, 2021
ISLAMABAD: On former president Asif Ali Zardari interim bail plea on NAB inquiry on apartment in New York City, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday directed him to appear in person today (July 7). An IHC division bench, comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Aamer Farooq, heard the pre-arrest bail case of former president filed through his counsel Farook H. Naek. During hearing Naek pleaded that former president couldn t appear before court due to health problems and prayed the court to grant him bail in NAB inquiry in his absence. He said that he had also filed an application, seeking exemption from hearing for his client. Zardari was under treatment in hospital, he contended. He, however, said that the former president would appear before court if it summoned him in person. Justice Farooq remarked that it was necessary for anyone to appear before court to get interim bail under the law. IHC chief justice remarked that it could be set as precedent f
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