SWABI: A judicial magistrate in Swabi on Thursday sent PTI leader Asad Qaiser to jail on a 14-day judicial remand in an alleged corruption case.
Qaiser, who is accused of corruption in the procurement of equipment for Gajju Khan Medical College, was arrested from Bani Gala, Islamabad, on Nov 3.
Judicial magistrate Muhammad Khalil heard the case and handed over Qaiser to judicial remand in the corruption case.
Earlier on Monday, a local court granted the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) one-day transit remand of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Qaiser in an alleged corruption case.
Judicial magistrate Qudratullah handed over Qaiser to ACE Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on transit remand.
The Anti-Corruption Establishment arrested the former National Assembly (NA) Speaker for his nomination in Swabi’s Gaju Khan Medical College corruption case.
The PTI president, who was imprisoned in Adiala Jail in a terrorism case, was re-arrested before he could be released.
Earlier in October, it was reported that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) ‘finalsied’ corruption reference against six including Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) president and his son Moonis Elahi.
The former chief minister, Moonis Elahi, Muhammad Khan Bhatti and others have been accused of taking kickbacks in the development packages announced for Gujrat worth Rs72 billion.
