Ali Sahi’s pre-arrest bail confirmed

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LAHORE: A special court on Saturday confirmed the interim pre-arrest bail of former provincial minister Ali Afzal Sahi, son-in-law of Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti, in a case of alleged corruption in development funds.

Sahi appeared before the court on expiry of his pre-arrest bail.

Judge Ali Raza confirmed the bail of Sahi and directed him to furnish two surety bonds of Rs50,000 each.

The Anti Corruption Establishment registered a case against the former minister and others on charges of misuse of authority and misappropriation of funds allocated for the development projects in the province.

Published in Dawn, June 4th, 2023

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