ISLAMABAD: District and Sessions Courts Islamabad has approved bail after arrest plea in respect of former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry in financial fraud case. Civil and judicial magistrate Judge Dr Sohail Thahim announced reserved judgment on bail plea of Fawad Chaudhry Tuesday. The court approved bail of Fawad Chaudhry against surety bonds in the sum of Rs 100000. The former federal minister is facing the charges of not giving the job to a citizen after taking Rs 50 lac from him. On the other hand judge of Accountability Court (AC) adjourned the hearing of corruption case against Fawad Chaudhry till February 22 without any proceedings. Fawad Chaudhry was presented in the court of district and sessions judge Ali Nawaz in private housing society corruption case. The hearing was adjourned till February 22 without proceedings. Judge ordered investigation team of anti corruption department to present challan on next date. Talking to media men outside anti corruption court, Fawad Chaudhry said the en tire world has raised questions on election. What type of elections have taken place is before all of us. Australia, UK, US and entire world have raised questions on the election. These elections will be remembered after the election held in 1965 during Ayub Khan regime. There is no ban on PTI. Independent candidates can join PTI. Whatever government will be formed as a result of these elections will not be able to deliver.

ISLAMABAD: Success of PML-N candidates Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and Khurram Nawaz from NA-47 and NA-48 Islamabad respectively has been challenged in high court. PTI backed independent candidate Khurram Shaheen has filed petition in high court saying the notification issued by Election Commission (EC) regarding success of Tariq Fazal Chaudhry be declared null and void. The independent candidate Ali Bokhari from NA -48 has challenged success of PMLL-N candidate Raja Khurram Nawaz. The petitioner has taken the plea election commission has issued notification without hearing them. It is requested to court to nullify the notification. It is pertinent to mention here election commission had issued notification of success of candidates from all the three seats of national assembly from Islamabad.

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has stopped FIA from harassing Aleema Khan sister of PTI founder Imran Khan. Hearing of case against the notices issued by FIA cybercrime wing and anti-terrorism wing to Aleema Khan came up for hearing in IHC Tuesday. Chief Justice (CJ) IHC Aamir Farooq took up the case for hearing. Sheeraz Ranjha advocate counsel for the petitioner appeared in the court. He told the court FIA has no such material due to which cyber crime has been committed. The ongoing inquiry or complaint against Aleema Khan be dismissed. The CJ IHC remarked first we call report and we see if any inquiry is therein or only it is a complaint. He remarked FIA should submit details of inquiry or complaint against Aleema Khan today. If copy of report is received by you then file your reply to FIA . During this FIA should not harass Aleema Khan. IHC stopped FIA from harassing Aleema Khan. IHC has remarked if there is any complaint or inquiry in FIA then its report be provided to Aleema Khan. FIA sho uld not take any adverse action against Aleema Khan. The hearing of the case was adjourned. it is pertinent to mention here Aleema Khan had challenged FIA notices in IHC. FIA was made respondent in her petitions. Aleema Khan had requested to fix her petition for hearing today. She had requested the court to suspend the notices issued by FIA cyber crime and anti terrorism wing. She took the plea in the petition that FIA Cyber crime wing and anti terrorism wing had issued notices separately. It was further requested in the petition that court should order respondents to provide evidence in connection with inquiry and it be told that notices have been issued under what allegations and evidence so that the petitioner could get the legal right to defend herself.