LHC grants Ahad Cheema bail in LDA-City corruption case.

LAHORE -- A Lahore High Court (LHC) division bench on Tuesday granted bail to former director general of the Lahore Development Authority (LDA), Ahad Cheema, in LDA-City corruption case.

The bench comprising Justice Muhammad Tariq Abbasi and Justice Chaudhry Mushtaq Ahmad heard the bail petitions, filed by Ahad Cheema in three cases - Ashiana-i-Iqbal Housing Scheme, LDA-City and assets beyond means.

A counsel on behalf of Ahad Cheema argued before the bench that the petitioner had been behind the bars for the last 23 months and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had failed to file complete reference against him in the LDA-City corruption case.

He submitted that no other LDA employee had been arrested or implicated in the case except for the petitioner. The counsel argued that no suspect could be kept behind the bars for an indefinite period of time as punishment until proven guilty. He pleaded with the court to grant bail to the petitioner.

A NAB prosecutor stated that LDA-City corruption case was being closed. He said that...

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