KARACHI: The Sindh High Court, on Thursday, extended the protective bail granted to Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Sharjeel Memon in a case relating to alleged illegal allotment of the state lands.
A division bench of SHC heard Memon’s petition for a bail in National Accountability Bureau (NAB) inquiry against him. The court extended the interim bail till September 29.
A NAB prosecutor told the court that inquiry against the minister had been completed and it was forwarded to the NAB chairman for his approval in order to file a reference against Memon.
Memon, a former provincial information minister, had obtained protective bail in connection with an inquiry initiated by the NAB.