Ex-LDA DG Ahad Cheema permitted to travel abroad

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Monday permitted former director general of the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Ahad Cheema to travel abroad.

The court granted Cheema one-time permission to fly out of the country against submission of surety bonds worth Rs2 million.

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The former LDA DG moved an application in the court requesting it to allow him to travel to Saudi Arabia for performing Umrah.

Cheema is facing a number of corruption cases, including Ashiana-e-Iqbal Housing Scheme, Paragon Housing Society, and asset beyond means references.

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Last year in April, he was released from jail on bail. He remained incarcerated for over three years. A BPS-19 PAS officer, Cheema was the head of the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) during the last PML-N government.

Also, in recognition of his services in constructing the Lahore metro, Ahad Cheema was conferred the award of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz by the then president.