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Court adjourns proceedings in Ehtesab case against Wattoo

RECORDER REPORT

LAHORE: An accountability court adjourned the proceedings in an Ehtesab case against the former Punjab chief minister, Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo, and directed his co-accused to submit their version in writing by January 22.

Manzoor Wattoo has been facing the charge of misuse of Bait-ul-Maal funds in his capacity as Punjab chief minister and distributing the same to his favourites.

Wattoo had given Rs 5 million each to a private school and a Model Town Welfare Society. He had also granted Rs 0.7 million to one Ghulam Murtaza from flood relief funds.

All the co-accused appeared before the court through their counsel Ch. Mushtaq Ahmed contended that they were ready to pay back the money.

The court adjourned the proceedings for a day directing them to submit their version in writing.