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SC defers Arsalan Iftikhar case hearing

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court here Tuesday adjourned the hearing of Arsalan Iftikhar sou moto case till June 14 .

Malik Riaz and Arsalan Iftikhar both appeared in the court today.

A two-judge bench of the apex court comprising Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain heard the notice.

Zahid Bukhari, the counsel for Malik Riaz read aloud the statement of his clinet.

He stated that, Malik Riaz was not given any relief in the case, Arsalan had made false accusations against Malik Riaz.

Arsalan Iftikhar turned out to be an embarassment to the judiciary and to the chief justice.

Bokhari requested the court, that a larger bench should be formed to hear the case.

Bokhari said the court has asked for the financial and business records of my client but still has not directed that Arsalan’s business and financial records be produced.

Earlier today, Owner of Bahria Town Housing Scheme, Malik Riaz submitted his written statement in the Supreme Court.

Malik claims that he had sent Chief Justice’s son, Arsalan Iftikhar, on two separate trips to London. One with the family and the other with a friend. He said that all expenses of the trip were paid by him in exchange for Dr. Arsalan’s word that he will settle the Bahria Town cases going on in his father’s court.

He also mentioned that he had paid Arsalan Iftikhar over Rs340 million in cash on several occasions.