A local court in Lahore on Saturday sent Additional Deputy Commissioner Revenue (ADC-R) Sialkot Muhammad Iqbal to jail on a 14-day judicial remand in a corruption case.
Duty Judicial Magistrate at the Lahore District Courts heard the Anti-Corruption Establishment’s request after the suspect was produced following the completion of his four-day physical remand.
The anti-corruption officials told the court that the investigation had been completed and a challan was being prepared, requesting that the accused be sent to jail on judicial remand. The court accepted the request, ordered submission of the challan, and directed that the accused be produced again on August 27.
Muhammad Iqbal was arrested on charges of alleged corruption.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has assured to address Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's concerns over the additional deputy commissioner revenue (ADCR) arrest.
According to details, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s reservations regarding the arrest of the ADCR from Sialkot have reached party leadership, with the former having conveyed his concerns directly to the former prime minister in a meeting.
Sources divulged that Asif said he had not been informed about the arrest of the additional deputy commissioner revenue (ADCR) and clarified that he had no connection with the officer’s personal affairs. He also expressed dissatisfaction over the removal of a government official from his constituency without his knowledge.
In response, Nawaz Sharif assured Khawaja Asif that he would personally look into the matter.
