Forgery accused bail rejected

LAHORE : Hearing in a case of financial embezzlement in Dr Abdul Qadir Khan Trust Hospital was held in the Sessions Court here on Thursday.

The court rejected the bail of former hospital secretary Shaukat Babar Virk and finance secretary Muhammad Sohail.

The investigating officer of FIA took both the accused into custody on the spot. Additional Sessions Judge Salman Ghumman held the hearing as Raja Nadeem, the lawyer of Dr Dina Khan, argued that the accused embezzled crores of rupees by making fake documents of Dr AQ Khan Trust.

A case of forgery and anti-money laundering has been registered against the accused. The accused was produced before the court for physical remand. The judicial magistrate had discharged the accused from the case instead of granting his physical remand.

The lawyer requested the court to annul the decision of the judicial magistrate. The lawyer of the accused requested the judge to sanction his client's interim bail. He said that the allegations against the accused are baseless, therefore the court should grant the bail.

Two arrested for attacking polio team

Police have arrested two suspects for attacking a polio team. A case has been registered against them by Kahna police. The suspects had attacked an anti-polio team three days ago.

Police have arrested two suspects, Bilal and Rizwan, while two others, Aslam and Moon, are out on pre-arrest bail. DIG Operations Faisal Kamran condemned the incident, stating that polio workers are working for the safe future of ‘our children, and any form of violence or obstruction against them is intolerable’.

He assured that strict legal action is underway against those involved in the attack. DIG Kamran highlighted that over 2,000 personnel have been deployed to enhance security for anti-polio teams.

Emphasising polio eradication as a national duty, he affirmed that any hindrance in this mission would not be tolerated. He directed supervisory officers to ensure the safety of polio teams to facilitate uninterrupted progress in polio eradication.