Ahad Cheema allowed to travel abroad
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Adviser to the Prime Minister Ahad Cheema was allowed on Friday by an accountability court in Lahore to travel abroad, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Ahad Cheema had filed a petition in the court for permission to travel abroad with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on an official visit to Britain and the United States.
Accountability Court No. 5 Judge Sajid Ali Awan pronounced the verdict, granting permission to Ahad Cheema to travel abroad.
Anwar Hussain Advocate appeared before the court on behalf of Ahad Cheema.
Ahad Cheema, as a former director general of Lahore Development Authority (LDA), is an accused in the Ashiana-e-Iqbal Housing Society case.
An assets beyond means case against him is also pending in court.
Reporter: Jamaluddin Jamali