IHC rejects NAB’s plea against Capt (r) Safdar’s bail

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday dismissed National Accountability Bureau (NAB)’s plea seeking the dismissal of bail granted to MNA Capt (r) Safdar in the Avenfield reference.

Earlier on December 14, IHC reserved its decision on NAB petition seeking the dismissal of bail granted to MNA Capt (r) Safdar in a corruption case.

Safdar is the son-in-law of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and faces a corruption reference in the accountability court alongside Nawaz.

NAB on November 3, had moved the IHC against the accountability court’s order to release Safdar on bail after he was taken into NAB custody upon arrival in Pakistan from London on October 9.

The court had issued non-bailable warrants against Safdar after he had failed to appear for previous hearings despite repeated notices regarding cases filed by NAB in light of the Supreme Court’s July 28 judgement in the Panama Papers case.