Dr Asim was granted bail on Wednesday by Sindh High Court. He was granted bail on medical grounds and submitted two surety bonds of Rs. 25 lac each against the cases against him.
One of the references against Dr Asim alleged him for corruption of Rs. 462 Billion Rupees, while the other reference alleged him for corruption of Rs. 17 billion.
It is said that he used his powers and authority for land encroachment, commission, kickbacks, money laundering and illegal gains.
To understand the magnitude of the alleged corruption you should know that the yearly budget of KPK Government is Rs. 505 Billion. This amount is sufficient to build more than 660 state-of-the-art hospitals such as Shaukat Khanum Hospital.
The Shaukat Khanum Hospital Karachi will cost Rs. 700 million rupees, which is believed to be up to world standards.
March 30, 2017