Court sends Khawaja Asif to jail on 14-day judicial remand.

LAHORE -- An accountability court on Friday sent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Khawaja Muhammad Asif to jail on 14-day judicial remand in assets beyond means case.

Accountability Court Judge Syed Jawadul Hassan conducted the proceedings, wherein the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officials produced Khawaja Muhammad Asif on expiry of his physical remand term.

NAB Prosecutor Asim Mumtaz pleaded with the court to extend the physical remand of the PML-N leader for another 14 days as the investigations could not be completed from him.

He apprised the court about progress made during the investigations and stated that Khawaja Asif was questioned about the amounts received in his accounts. He submitted that Rs 20 million and various other amounts were deposited in his personal accounts, whereas the depositors had stated that Khawaja Asif gave them the cash. At this stage, Khawaja Asif admitted that he received all these amounts.

The NAB prosecutor further stated that Khawaja Asif received Rs 180 million in his account and told that he received the amount from sale of a plot. He stated that Khawaja Asif also received Rs 100 million through TTs from abroad in 2009. He submitted that further investigations were required about the sources of the amounts.

To a court query, the prosecutor stated that the bureau had also summoned the owner of the company wherein Khawaja Asif was employed. However, a counsel on behalf of Khawaja Asif argued that the bureau had completed its investigations. All the record had already been given...

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