The Sindh High Court has adjourned the hearing of a case regarding the sale of fuel reserved for defence institutes in the open market, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

The SHC on Thursday was hearing petitions against the National Accountability Bureau’s investigation in the sale of fuel that was supposed to be supplied to the defence institutes in the open market. 

Accused Zeeshan Kareemi and others submitted petitions in the SHC against the investigation of the accountability watchdog.

The NAB informed the court that a reference against the petitioners was already in the trial court. After hearing this, the SHC adjourned the hearing of the case.

The counsel for petitioners told the court that there was no reason that NAB filed a reference against his clients. He further said that Ogra had already imposed Rs10 million fine on the petitioners. 

He argued that a person could not be punished twice in one crime. 

However, the NAB lawyer told the court that reference had entered the final stage in the trial court. Only the inclusion of statement of the investigating officer has left in the reference, he added. 

NAB lawyer informed the court that Shell company made an oil supply agreement with the unregistered company of the accused. The accused were supposed to supply oil to Pak Army, Navy and Air Force. But the accused sold only 3% oil to the Aviation while sold rest of the oil i.e 97% in the open market. 

He said that the accused purchased 1.3 million liter jet fuel from the Shell Company. He said that the accused inflicted a loss of Rs2.37 billion on the national exchequer. 

 

Reporter Bilal Ahmad