LAHORE (11th Dec, 2018): The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) today arrested Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Saad Rafique and his brother Salman Rafique in connection to the Paragon Housing Society scam.
Khawaja Saad Rafique and his brother were arrested after the Hon. Lahore High Court (LHC) rejected their request for an extension in their pre-arrest bails in the case pertaining to the housing society scam, as per sources.
“The court’s decision confirmed substantive evidence against NAB suspects,” the NAB sources said.
As per sources earlier today, a two-judge bench headed by Hon. Justice Tariq Abbasi heard the petition of the brothers seeking an extension in their pre-arrest bail, the bench later rejected their petitions.
Following the LHC’s decision, NAB took both the brothers into custody.
NAB had summoned the former railways minister and his brother on October 16 in the case related to the ‘Paragon Housing scam’. The two brothers had moved the Islamabad High Court to provide protective bail but it had rejected their request and advised them to approach the LHC.
The LHC had earlier granted the brothers pre-arrest bail and they had appeared before NAB multiple times for questioning in connection to the case.