LAHORE: An anti-corruption court on Friday granted pre-arrest bail to Bahria Town Chairman Malik Riaz against bonds worth Rs0.5 million.
Riaz was present in the court of Judge Bahadur Ali Khan along with his lawyers Zahid Bukhari and Azhar Siddique.
Riaz is facing a court case for allegedly illegally taking over land owned by the Auqaf Department.
PCBL’s land is also said to be in his name, a prosecutor for the anti-corruption department said.
“46 canal, 14 marla of land is located within Bahria Town. In total, Malik Riaz has taken over 69 canals of government land to add to his housing society,” he said.
The court granted Riaz bail after hearing arguments from both sides.
