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  • SHC approves Dr Asim bail in NAB corruption cases

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    The Sindh High Court on Wednesday approved the bail plea of Pakistan Peoples Party leader and former petroleum minster Dr Asim Hussain in the corruption cases against him.

    The SHC’s referee judge approved the bail on medical grounds, after having reserved his judgement on March 20.

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    SHC chief justice had appointed Justice Aftab Ahmed Gorar as a referee judge to decide the bail applications, following a split verdict by an SHC division bench on the bail issue in February this year.

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    Dr Asim, a close aide of former president and PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, faces corruption references filed by the National Accountability Bureau of Rs 479 billion.

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    His lawyer, Anwar Mansoor Khan, had informed the judges that his client's health condition was worsening and he required complete rest and medical treatment.

    Dr Asim is currently undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases.