Pakistan's former railway minister and his brother were arrested on Tuesday by the country's anti-graft body for their alleged involvement in a multi-million dollar housing scam, amid protests by the PML-N workers.
Khawaja Saad Rafique, a close aide of ousted premier Nawaz Sharif, and his brother Salman Rafique, a former minister in the Punjab province government, were arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) after the Lahore High Court rejected their bail application, a NAB official said.
NAB spokesperson Nawazish Ali Asim told PTI that Rafique brothers have been arrested for "taking financial benefits" in the Lahore's Paragon Housing Society.
He said the suspects were also "beneficial owners" of the housing scheme - Paragon City (Pvt) Ltd - which was launched in 2005 on the basis of forged and fabricated documents.
According to the spokesperson, the business partner of Rafique brothers, Qasim Amin Butt has turned approver in the case
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