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Ex-GB governor’s son plea bargains with NAB

RAWALPINDI: Shah Salim Khan, son of former governor of Gilgit-Baltistan Mir Ghazanfar, has entered into a Rs51 million plea bargain with NAB.

He was arrested on Nov 11 for defrauding the National Bank of Pakistan’s Sost branch of Rs50 million. He has returned the money via two bank drafts.

NAB Chairperson Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal approved the plea bargain.

NAB said Khan borrowed Rs50 million from the bank on fake documents as the vice chairman of a company. He later failed to appear before NAB despite repeated summons, officials said.

During a Rawalpindi court hearing seeking Khan’s transit remand, his lawyer Usama Khalid said his client’s reputation was being tarnished by wrongfully arresting him in a case registered 10 years ago.

Khan told the court that the borrowed amount was returned to the NBP. He said his arrest ahead of the Nov 15 GB elections was based on mala fide.

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