Ex-PM Nawaz’s adviser Irfan Siddiqui granted bail

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ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s special adviser, Irfan Siddiqui, was granted bail on Sunday, a day after a judicial magistrate sent him to Adiala Jail on a 14-day judicial remand in a tenant agreement case.

Judicial Magistrate Mehreen Baluch approved Siddiqui and his tenant Javed Iqbal’s bail against a sum of Rs20,000.

The duo was released from prison soon after the interior ministry confirmed receiving orders from the court.

Siddiqui and Iqbal were arrested on Friday night and a case was registered against them under Section 188 PPC for violating the Tenancy Act.

On Saturday, Siddiqui and Iqbal were presented in the court of judicial magistrate Mehreen Baluch in handcuffs. The former adviser’s counsel contended that Siddiqui was arrested over a house agreement that he never signed, as the house belongs to his son.

However, the magistrate had approved a 14-day judicial remand of both accused and they were consequently transferred to Adiala Jail.

A copy of the house lease agreement that The Express Tribune has acquired shows that Karak district’s Javed Iqbal and Irfan Siddiqui’s son signed a one-year agreement, renewable for another year. The house was rented on a monthly rent of Rs170,000 with a security deposit of Rs340,000.

PML-N welcomes decision

In a statement after the bail decision, Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) leader Marriyum Aurangzeb said the development proves that the people of Pakistan still have a conscience.

Addressing Prime Minister Imran Khan, she said the rule of the “selected and incompetent” will come to a quick end if the people of Pakistan stand together for the truth.

The former information minister also thanked the media for playing a constructive role in the matter.

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