After Khursheed Shah, his family also gets relief from the Supreme Court as the court has rejected NAB’s appeals seeking cancellation of their bails, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

The apex court on Tuesday threw out all appeals of the National Accountability Bureau which prayed to the court to cancel bails of all co-accused in the Khursheed Shah case.

The SC also rejected the bail cancellation appeal against Sindh Minister Awais Qadir Shah. 

Justice Mansoor Ali Shah remarked that PPP senior leader Khursheed Shah was granted bail on unsubstantiated proofs submitted by the anti-graft watchdog.

Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial said if the main accused was out on bail, how his co-accused could be put behind the jail.

He said the co-accused included Mr Shah’s wives and children.

“No need to arrest Khursheed Shah’s wives, children and relatives. Without substantiation proof, authorities cannot register a case against anyone” the CJP remarked.

On this, the NAB prosecutor said that contractor Abdul Razzaq Bohrani gave Rs2.5 million to Mr Shah in commission. During the investigation, the contractor could not tell any specific reason as to why he gave this amount to Mr Shah. 

Justice Ayesha Malik asked the prosecutor why did he reckon that the cheque he offered was a bribe or commission. 

The CJP said it might be a gift. He asked the NAB to dig deep in its investigation and present its case in the trial court.

Reporter Amanat Gishkori