Ahad Cheema allowed to travel abroad

LAHORE: An accountability court on Friday granted permission to Ahad Cheema, adviser to the caretaker Prime Minister (PM) to travel abroad on an official visit, according to HUM News.

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Cheema had moved the court seeking approval for proceeding on an official visit scheduled from August 20 -27.

During the hearing, the court sought a report from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) into the cases against the former civil servant..

Cheema, a former Director General (DG) Lahore Development Authority (LDA) was arrested in February 2018 and remained incarcerated for over 3 years, facing trial in different references including the Ashiana-i-Iqbal case, filed against him by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

In June last year, Cheema a BPS-19 Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) officer resigned from service.

Subsequently, the then Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appointed him as adviser on establishment.