{
  "id": 17180064,
  "title": "Suspect’s bail petition rejected in Kohistan graft case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/suspects-bail-petition-rejected-in-kohistan-graft-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T01:59:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2040792/suspects-bail-petition-rejected-in-kohistan-graft-case"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "PESHAWAR: An accountability court here has turned down the bail petition of the prime accused in a high-profile case involving the alleged embezzlement of over Rs37 billion cash in the Upper Kohistan district accounts office. Judge Mohammad Zafar observed that the plea of Mohammad Riaz, a bank cashier-turned-contractor, was not a fit case for the grant of bail on statutory grounds. Petitioner…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}