Fawad Chaudhry released from Adiala Jail

Former federal minister for science and technology, Fawad Chaudhry, was released from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi late on Friday night, as confirmed by his brother, Faisal Chaudhry.

A division bench of the Islamabad High Court, consisting of Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, granted bail to Fawad Chaudhry on April 1 in a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) case related to land in Jhelum.

Fawad’s counsel, Qasir Imam, argued before the court that his client was accused of accepting a Rs5 million bribe from a citizen. He stated that the allegation claimed his client offered the complainant a job in exchange for the bribe, yet he had never encountered the complainant upon whose complaint a First Information Report (FIR) was filed against his client.

Earlier this year, an accountability court in Islamabad had dismissed Fawad Chaudhry's bail plea in a corruption case related to misappropriation in construction projects in Jhelum.

After his release, Fawad Chaudhry, along with his group, announced the boycott of the general elections 2024.