A day after claiming that he had ‘bombs-like’ evidence against the son of the Chief Justice, a Pakistani real estate tycoon on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that his relatives had paid a whopping Rs 342.5 million to Arsalan Iftikhar, including for losses he incurred while gambling.
Malik Riaz Hussain, the founder of Bahria Town real estate firm, accused Chief Justice Iftikhar M Chaudhry's son Arsalan of blackmailing his relatives in a statement submitted to the apex Court, which had taken suo motu notice of media reports on improper links between the tycoon and Arsalan.
The Chief Justice initiated the suo motu proceedings against his son last week but subsequently recused himself from the case following criticism from legal experts and political parties. The case, which could have far-reaching ramifications, is currently being heard by a two-judge bench comprising Justices Jawwad Khwaja and Khilji Arif Hussain.
Hussain said in his statement that his son-in-law Salman Khan had made cash payments totalling Rs 327 million to the Chief Justice’s son.
Malik Riaz Hussain, the founder of Bahria Town real estate firm, accused Chief Justice Iftikhar M Chaudhry's son Arsalan of blackmailing his relatives in a statement submitted to the apex Court, which had taken suo motu notice of media reports on improper links between the tycoon and Arsalan.
The Chief Justice initiated the suo motu proceedings against his son last week but subsequently recused himself from the case following criticism from legal experts and political parties. The case, which could have far-reaching ramifications, is currently being heard by a two-judge bench comprising Justices Jawwad Khwaja and Khilji Arif Hussain.
Hussain said in his statement that his son-in-law Salman Khan had made cash payments totalling Rs 327 million to the Chief Justice’s son.