Court grants FIA custody of Poly Clinic's doctor.

ISLAMABAD -- A local court on Friday granted the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) a three days physical remand of two accused including deputy executive director Poly Clinic Hospital Dr. Amanullah in case regarding alleged embezzlement in Dengue tests kits.

Accused Dr. Amanullah and storekeeper Abid Hussain were produced before judicial magistrate Umar Bashir by the FIA officials.

The FIA requested the court to grant it seven days physical remand of the accused for the interrogation in the case. The investigation officer informed the court that Dr. Amanullah was supposed to send the matter of expired kits to executive director but he sent it to the storekeeper.

The defence lawyer contended that the FIA had named only two persons in the whole case. He...