Daily Times

Accountability Court on Thursday held a hearing on assets beyond means case against former Lahore Development Authority (LDA) director general Ahad Cheema.

A witness testified in the court on the matter while the court ordered more witnesses to be brought forth for more testimonies.

Till date, nine witnesses have come forth and given their testimonies in the case.

Accountability judge Amjad Nazir Chaudhry presided over the proceedings of the case.

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has maintained that the principal accused Ahad Cheema has accumulated unprecedented wealth inside and outside the country.

The anti-graft watchdog has further claimed that Cheema has benami properties on his family’s name while an estimated value of Cheema’s wealth has been calculated to be around 600 million rupees.

The accountability court adjourned proceedings till March 26 while extending Cheema’s judicial remand by 14 days.

Separately, the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday dismissed degree case against National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Director General in Lahore, Shahzad Saleem.

It is to be mentioned here that Shahzad Saleem’s degree was challenged in the apex court during the hearing of a suo motu case on alleged illegal appointments in NAB. The petitioner had claimed that DG NAB’s master’s degree transcript from 2002 is in the Calibri font which was commercially available only in 2007.