HYDERABAD: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, on Thursday granted pre-arrest bail to provincial Minister for Industries Mohammad Ali Malkani in a sum of Rs1 million till Feb 25 after the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) instituted a corruption inquiry against him.

The bench comprising Justices Mohammad Iqbal Kalhoro and Mohammad Iqbal Mahar directed Mr Malkani to submit his passport with the additional registrar of the court and join the investigation as and when required by the NAB authorities.

The court issued notices to to the NAB chairman, deputy attorney general, Sindh NAB director general and chief secretary for Feb 25.

Barrister Zamir Ghumro, representing Mr Malkani, informed the court that NAB in its Feb 9 meeting decided to hold an inquiry against his client. He said that his client apprehended arrest although he had not committed any offence. “Due to some political rivalry, he is being implicated in corruption cases by the NAB authorities,” he claimed.

Published in Dawn, February 12th, 2016