Nasim Zehra meets Dr. Shahid Masood in jail

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 7 January 2019

Nasim Zehra visited Dr. Shahid Masood in Adayla Jail, expressing her worries over his bail denial in a graft case. Dr. Masood's only alleged crime is misuse of authority.

Summary

ISLAMABAD – Anchor Nasim Zehra who met NewsOne analyst Dr. Shahid Masood in Adayla Jail on Monday says he is worried over not getting bail in a graft case he is facing.

In a tweet, she said: “Met DrShahidMasood in AdaylaJail. Like his lawyers & others, he is unclear/worried why he has been refused bail.”

She added that the only alleged crime of Dr. Masood is a misuse of authority.

Met DrShahidMasood in AdaylaJail. Like his lawyers & others he is unclear/worried why he has been refused bail.Interestingly embezzled sum has been recovered by 3 accused who r now free.Acc 2 IO findings ShahidM only alleged crime-also countered by SM lawyer- is authority misuse.

— Nasim Zehra (@NasimZehra) January 7, 2019

“Interestingly embezzled sum has been recovered by 3 accused who r now free. Acc 2 IO findings ShahidM only alleged crime-also countered by SM lawyer- is authority misuse.”

Dr. Masood was arrested on November 23 last year after he was refused a pre-arrest bail in a case of alleged embezzlement of Rs38 million during his stint as the head of state-run Pakistan Television.

He served as chairman and managing director of PTV for a brief period during the PPP government in 2008.

KEY POINTS:

• Nasim Zehra met Dr. Shahid Masood in jail.
• Dr. Masood is unclear why his bail was denied.
• His alleged crime is misuse of authority.
• Three other accused have been released after recovering embezzled funds.
• Dr. Masood was arrested after refusing pre-arrest bail.