Additional police force called for security as Siraj Durrani to be presented before court

KARACHI: A heavy contingent of police has taken charge of the security of the accountability court in Karachi as detained Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani is to be presented before the court on Thursday (today), ARY News reported.

The accountability court administration asked police to apprise it if Rangers’ help was required.

“Rangers should be called in if the situation gets out of control,” the court administration said.

Upon order of the administration, additional force of police has been posted within the premises of the court and outside.

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) will produce the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader before the court amid tight security.

Officials of NAB’s Karachi division had arrested Agha Siraj Durrani from the federal capital on Wednesday.

Following the arrest, the NAB had produced the accused before an accountability court of Rawalpindi. The court had approved a transit remand of Durrani for three days.

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The anti-graft watchdog had summoned the speaker multiple times for carrying out interrogation in the case, however, Durrani failed to comply with the order which led to his arrest.

Following the detention of the Sindh Assembly speaker, the NAB on Wednesday had also conducted a search raid at his residence in Karachi.

NAB officials accompanied by heavy contingents and Rangers cordoned off the residence of Agha Siraj Durrani and searched his house for above one hour.

On July 20 last year, the anti-corruption body had ordered an inquiry on charges of corruption against the Sindh Assembly speaker.

According to a NAB statement, three separate inquiries were initiated against Durrani.

One inquiry pertains to allegations of accumulation of assets beyond known sources of income by the PPP leader, while the second pertains to illegal appointments of 352 on government posts.

 

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