Land transfer case: Sindh anti-corruption department given one-month to conclude inquiry

Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday granted one-month time to Anti-Corruption Department Sindh to conclude the inquiry against Senator Raheela Magsi of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) for transferring the government land to her children illegally. The Anti-Corruption Department's officials submitted before the court that the department had recorded the statement of Raheela Magsi regarding this case and sought the time from the court to complete the inquiry against her. Raheela Magsi, who appeared in Thursday's hearing pleaded before the court that she is being implicated in the cases for inviting Mian Nawaz Sharif in a public meeting and stated that corruption case has been fabricated against her as part of political victimization of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)-led provincial government against her. The court granted extension in the interim bail of Raheela Magsi till May 31, 2018 and ordered Anti-Corruption Department to complete the inquiry in one-month.
The department submitted before the court that Raheela Magsi as Nazma (Chairperson) Tando Allahyar District allegedly transferred 74 acres agriculture government in the name of her son and daughter in 2005 and the matter has been forwarded to Anti-Corruption Committee-I to lodge a case against her.
Applicant Raheela Magsi stated that corruption reference against her has been made on 10-year old matter, which is being done at the behest of PPP on political grounds.
Sharjeel Memon case: The SHC issued notices to Advocate General Sindh and the National Accountability Bureau asking the bureau to inform the court about the availability of medial facilities in Central Prison Karachi on a new application of former Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon about provision of medial facilities to him due to his fragile health condition.
Memon's counsel submitted before the two-member bench of SHC that adequate medical facilities are not available at jail whereas his client needs proper therapy on a continuous basis due to severe backache. Sharjeel moved the court for bail on medical ground after his counsel pleaded before the court that medical board recommended treatment of his client abroad.
The court issued notices to Advocate General Sindh and the NAB to apprise the court about medical facilities in jail as well as about the nature of medical facilities. Sharjeel along with other accused has been charged with embezzlement of funds while awarding the government advertisements to electronic media. In today's hearing, the counsels of other accused concluded their arguments by leaving Sharjeel's counsel Khalid Javed Advocate to give his arguments on May 2 when the court resumes the hearing in the case.