SHC suspends decision to release PPP's Khursheed Shah on bail.

Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday has suspended decision to release Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Khursheed Shah on bail in assets beyond income case till next hearing.

According to details, a special bench comprising Justice Naimatullah Phulpoto and Justice Khadim Hussain Tunio conducted proceedings on the matter and postponed the bail of ex-opposition leader in National Assembly.

The court said that the issue will be raised in next hearing on January 16.

Earlier, on December 12, accountability court had granted bail to Syed Khursheed Shah in assets beyond mean case.

On Decmber 10, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had decided to form a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to probe into the case against Shah.

The anti-graft watchdog had written a letter to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General (DG) and Securities and Exchange Companies of Pakistan (SECP) chairman in this regard.

On Sept 18, the NAB had arrested senior PPP leader Syed...

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