A lower court in Islamabad has approved pre-arrest hail of Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Chairman Zafar Hijazi.
The lowe court granted five-day bail against two surety bonds worth Rs250,000 each.
On July 13, Zafar Hijazi was granted a transit bail by the IHC bench, headed by Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani.
Hijazi had filed for a pre-arrest bail as per Section 498 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Pakistan. The SECP chief’s counsel, Sheikh Ansar, cited medical grounds as the basis for the request.