Fake account case: Judicial remand of Ijaz Haroon extended till Feb 10

The Accountability Court hearing the multibillion rupees fake bank accounts case on Thursday extended judicial remand of Ijaz Haroon, chairman Overseas Cooperative Society (OCS) and former chairman Pakistan International Airline (PIA), till February 10.

The jail authorities produced Haroon before Accountability Court Judge Muhammad Bashir on expiry of his judicial remand. The court extended his remand and ordered to produce him before it on February 10.

During the previous hearing, the NAB officials informed the court that the accused was arrested from Karachi on November 21. There is an allegation of illegal allotment of plots against the accused, they said. They further said that the accused has allegedly sold 12 fictitious plots to an equal number of fake allotees.

The transactions of these plots were made through fake bank accounts, they said, adding that these 12 fake plots were allegedly used to launder Rs144 million for Omni Group. They further told the court that the Bureau has found sufficient evidence against the accused.

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