Khurram Rasool surrenders himself to FIA

Khurram Rasool has been convicted in the banking fraud case and Rawalpindi Accountability Court had sentenced Khurram Rasool to three years in jail on Thursday.On the other hand, a Banking Court had accepted his interim bail on same day.He has been convicted ex-parte for no appearance in the banking fraud case. Khurram was charged with embezzling Rs 710 million of a private bank.Earlier, the Lahore High Court had rejected the protective bail plea of PM’s former media coordinator on his non-presence in LPG quota fraud case.Two-member bench of Lahore High Court heard the petition and summoned NAB officials.During proceedings the NAB officials informed the court that Khurram Rasool is involved in Rs710 million LPG quota fraud.Khurram Rasool’s counsel prayed to court that his client feared security risk that is why he has never appeared in the court.In response the court while expressing dissatisfaction rejected the plea of protective bail by Khurram Rasool.Talking to the media, Khurram said that he has been receiving life threats from last year, therefore he went on missing. He said that his family was also facing threats and his children could not attend schools from last year due to threats.Khurram Rasool also rejected all the allegations leveled against him and said he had refunded all the amounts and he did not commit any crime. He showed confidence over judiciary and hoped justice.