Pakistan, Sept. 27 -- An accountability court on Saturday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for real estate tycoon Zain Malik, son-in-law of real estate tycoon Malik Riaz, in a case pertaining to alleged illegal amalgamation of commercial land to the Bahria Town for a multi-storey building in Karachi, media reports said.

Former Karachi mayor and Pak Sarzameen Party Chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal, Zain Malik, former Karachi district coordination officer Fazlur Rehman, former executive district officer Iftikhar Qaimkhani and others are facing trial in the case.

On Saturday, the matter came up before accountability court-III judge Dr Sher Bano Karim. Kamal and others appeared before the court on bail. However, Malik was absent.

His counsel...