LAHORE: An accountability court has extended the judicial remand of PML-N leaders Khawaja Saad Rafique and Khawaja Salman Rafique till April 4, Thursday.
They have been arrested over the alleged involvement in the Paragon Housing scandal.
Salman Rafique appeared in the court on Tuesday. The court was told that Saad Rafique could not appear because of a standing committee meeting in Islamabad.
Rafique is accused of holding major shares in Paragon City, however, he denies this and says he only owns a few houses and land in the society.
According to NAB, Saad Rafique colluded with his wife, brother, Qaiser Amin Butt and Nadeem Zia to form Paragon Housing Society. The Lahore Development Authority remarked that the housing project was unapproved.
The former federal minister is accused of misusing his authority and causing billions of rupees loss to the country.
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