SUNDAY TIMES LAHORE: Aleem Khan’s counsel Adnan Shujaa Butt filed bail petition in the high court.

According to the petition, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) arrested Aleem Khan over the charges of his offshore companies and assets beyond known sources of income.

The petitioner said that he has declared his all assets and the companies in his income statements.

Khan called all NAB charges including the misuse of authority as baseless.

The NAB has failed to prove any allegations against him, Aleem Khan said in his petition and pleaded to the court to order his release on bail.

An accountability court in Lahore on Monday approved 14-day judicial remand of Khan in assets beyond known sources case.

The court had ordered to produce the former senior minister in the next hearing fixed on April 02.

As the hearing resumed, Defence lawyer pleaded the accountability court to order immediate filing of a reference.