HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday reserved order on bail applications of three accused in the case of misappropriation of Rs5.8 billion funds for acquisition of land for Sukkur-Hyd­er­abad Motorway (M6).

The division bench comprising Justices Mohammad Karim Khan Agha and Omar Siyal heard the counsels and reserved the order.

Farooq H. Naek advocate has filed bail appli-cation for Adnan Rasheed, former deputy commissioner of Matiari, Ishrat Lohar represented Syed Tabish Ali Shah, area manager of Sindh Bank, where transac-tions were made while Shahab Sarki appeared on behalf of Mukhtiar Ali Chandio. National Accountability Bureau’s investigating officer, Irfan Ali, and NAB prosecutor Niaz Mirani also appeared.

Published in Dawn, April 25th, 2024

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