F.P. Report
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday issued arrest warrants of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior leader Faryal Talpur, on late Thursday night in money laundering case.
According to reports, sister of former president Zardari, Faryal Talpur’s arrest warrants have been handed over to NAB Rawalpindi chapter after approval of Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal. Following the directions, NAB Rawalpindi constituted a team to arrest the Pakistan People s Party (PPP) senior leader. Some officers of district administration and local police also reached Zardari House in Islamabad.
Earlier on June 10, Islamabad High Court (IHC) had rejected bail pleas of the former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur in a mega money laundering case.
Zardari and Talpur were not present in the court at the time of announcement of the verdict. However, a team of NAB reached Zardari House to only arrest the PPP co-chairman as the arrest warrant of Faryal Talpur was not issued by the bureau. It may be noted that both the PPP leaders’ interim bail was extended five times in the reference.
