KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has issued non-bailable warrants of arrest of Pakistan Peopl
e̵7;s Party (PPP) leader Sharjeel Memon in a Rs 5 billion corruption case.
A corruption reference against Sharjeel Memon and others came up for hearing before the SHC on Saturday. The
court issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Sharjeel because he failed to appear befor
e it.
The counsel for Sharjeel Memon told the
court that his client was sick and hospitalized, and could not appear in
court in pe
rson. The counsel for the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prayed that the PPP leader was not appearing in
court delib
erately, therefore, his non-bailable arrest warrants be issued.
The counsel for Sharjeel further said that the Sindh High Court had not extended the bail for his client. Earlier, the
court had granted bail to him until December 26, 2016. The
court adjourned the hearing of the case until January 14.