An Accountability Court hearing the multibillion rupees fake bank accounts case on Wednesday deferred indictment of accused including Younus Kidwai, a close aide of former president Asif Ali Zardari, and others in a corruption reference regarding illegal allotment of a welfare plot. While hearing the case, Accountability Court Judge Muhammad Bashir deferred the indictment of the accused after National Accountability Bureau (NAB) informed the court that it has decided to file a supplementary reference in which more accused will be included.

The NAB has nominated nine accused including Abdul Ghani, an official of Karachi Development Authority (KDA), Matanat Ali Khan, former metropolitan commissioner KMC, Sami-ud-Din Siddiqui, former metropolitan commissioner KMC, Najam-Uz-Zaman, former director Karachi Development Authority (KDA) Wing KMC, Syed Khalid Zafar Hashmi, additional director KDA Wing KMC, Syed Jamil Ahmed, assistant director KDA Wing KMC, Abdul Rasheed, assistant director KDA Wing KMC, Muhammad Hussain Syed, former administrator Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), and Younus Kidwai, director M/s Programme.

Counsel for former metropolitan commissioner KMC, Sami-ud-Din Siddiqui filed an exemption application seeking three months exemption from personal appearance of his client before the court as he is seriously ill. The counsel also attached medical report of Siddiqui along with the application. The court after hearing the arguments, granted three months exemption to Siddiqui from personnel appearance before it. The court adjourned hearing of the case till October 17.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019