An accountability court on Saturday granted two-day transit remand of Liaquat Qaimkhani, former director general (parks) at Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, to National Accountability (NAB) Bureau. He will be presented before an accountability court in Islamabad on Monday (tomorrow). The court directed the NAB to get conducted medical checkup of the accused.

Qaimkhani was arrested on Wednesday last by a team of NAB Rawalpindi in Karachi. The top anti-graft body was granted transit remand to bring him to Rawalpindi.

He was presented before Rawalpindi Accountability Court No I on Saturday before Judge Pervez Ismail. The media was not allowed to attend the hearing.

He is currently facing an inquiry regarding illegal allotment of Bagh Ibn-e-Qasim land to real estate giant Bahria Town for its Icon Tower in Karachi.

NAB officials raided Qaimkhani's residence to recover allotment records. Instead, they found a treasure trove of 243 valuable items.

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