KARACHI: Former petroleum minister accused of terror facilitation, Dr Asim Hussain today said that he is innocent and is paying for someone else’s tussle.

Talking to media persons after hearing of a corruption reference against him worth Rs 462 billion, Dr Hussain said that he is not well and is suffering of pain in the back for several days. He said that Ijaz Chaudhry is alleged of signing summaries and not him. Even Chaudhry is innocent, the alleged corrupt politician claimed.

Accountability court (AC) adjourned the hearing until May 26 after recording statement of a witness and completion of cross-examination.

The witness named Mukhtar Ahmed is an employee of a company that audits Ziauddin Hospital, the medical facility owned by the accused. Ahmed presented a compilation of audit reports of Ziauddin Hospital from 2005 to 2015.

It may be added that Dr Hussain was nabbed by Rangers in August 2015 from Sindh Higher Education Commission (HEC) office for allegedly treating terrorists and target killers backed by political parties in his hospital.

A case was lodged in North Nazimabad Police Station in November after 90-day remand of the alleged culprit expired.

Meanwhile, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed a corruption case against him that was followed by another reference in an accountability court.

Different sections had seen Dr Hussain’s arrest as an attempt to round up Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leadership. The accused had stated after arrest that he would never point to the person they want him to point to.