The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of accused Nurab Khan, who is in prison on his alleged involvement in cases of money laundering and drug smuggling to the US. A single bench of IHC Justice Riaz Ahmed Khan heard the bail plea. The court rejected bail to the accused and adjourned proceedings for an indefinite period.
Earlier, Nurab Khan filed a writ petition to the IHC on August 5, seeking intervention from the court in his extradition to the US.
Through his lawyer, Nurab had told the court that the US government, through their diplomatic representatives in Pakistan, had requested his extradition. The petitioner was arrested on June 24. Khan’s lawyer on Tuesday pled before the court that the prosecution had badly failed to prove a case against his client. He maintained that Nurab had no involvement in the said cases and had never visited the US, but was falsely implicated in the cases.
Meanwhile, Justice Riaz Ahmed Khan on Tuesday dismissed the habeas corpus petition by Mohammad Ilyas and Mohammad Rizwan. In their petition, they had challenged their detention in Adiala Jail after their acquittal from courts.
However, during the last hearing, Assistant Superintendent of Adiala Jail Tahir Siddique had told the court that the detentions of the accused were legal.
The two accused were acquitted last year by Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorist Courts in different cases of terrorism including their alleged involvement in the killing of Major General Mustaq Baig and attacking an army bus in RA bazaar.
After their acquittal, the accused were kept detained on the orders of the Islamabad district administration. The Ministry of Interior had also issued their detention orders under section 6 of the Security of Pakistan Act 1952.
On Tuesday the deputy attorney general (DAG) contended before the court that under article 191 of the constitution, the habeas corpus petition is filed if the whereabouts of the detained persons are unknown or in case of illegal abduction.
The DAG said in the present case the petitioners did not come under the definition of missing persons, adding that they were not in illegal confinement. After hearing the DAG’s arguments, Justice Riaz Ahmed Khan dismissed the habeas corpus petition.
