Court orders release of Muhammad Khan Bhatti

LAHORE: A district and sessions court in Lahore granted bail to former principal secretary to chief minister Punjab Muhammad Khan Bhatti and ordered his immediate release in a money laundering case, ARY News reported on Tuesday.

Muhammad Khan Bhatti was produced before the judicial magistrate in Lahore.

After hearing arguments, the court accepted Bhatti’s post-arrested bail plea and issued release orders.

Mr Bhatti has been wanted in a Rs800 million corruption case registered by the ACE.

Earlier, Bhatti revealed details of ‘financial dealings’ with former federal minister Moonis Elahi.

In his confessional statement before the anti-corruption team, Bhatti said he invested Rs100 million in Rahim Yar Khan’s sugar mills through Moonis Elahi. “I use to settle the ‘matters’ at Moonis Elahi’s home.”

The former principal secretary of former Punjab CM further said he bought sugar worth Rs250 million from Ghotki and the profit earned from the sugar mills trading was distributed among all.