F.P. Report
ISLAMABAD: Former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur appeared before an accountability court on Monday in Islamabad in money laundering case, on Monday.
According to reports, during today’s hearing, the dramatic turn of events was when two women suspects filed a plea in the court offering to give their testimony in the case during the appearance.
The two women told the accountability court’s Judge Arshad Malik that they have made a similar request to the NAB chairman as well.
When the judge asked the NAB prosecutor what he thought about the request, the prosecutor said the bureau would first need to check whether the request has been lodged.
The court then directed the women to submit their written pleas before the judge.
The court also adjourned the hearing till April 16.
Large numbers of police personnel and personnel from Punjab Rangers have been stationed for the court hearing.
DIG Operations Waqaruddin Syed said that no unauthorised person will be allowed to enter the courts and no one will be allowed to take the law into their hands.
Zardari, who reached Islamabad earlier, asked his party workers not to come to the court.
Earlier on March 20, police and PPP workers had clashed outside the NAB court where Zardari and his son Bilawal had recorded their statements in the case.
Zardari and Faryal questioned by NAB’s combined investigation team under the supervision of DG NAB Rawalpindi Irfan Mangi for approximately two hours in three cases.
The FIA is investigating 32 people in relation to money laundering from fictitious accounts, including Zardari and Talpur. Zardari’s close aide Hussain Lawai was arrested in July last year in connection with the probe.
The former president’s other close aide and Omni Group chairman Anwar Majeed a close aide and Omni Group chairman and his son, Abdul Ghani, were arrested by FIA in August 2018.
Over 20 ‘benami’ accounts at some private banks were opened in 2013, 2014 and 2015 from where transactions worth billions of rupees were made, according to sources.
The amount, according to FIA sources, is said to be black money gathered from various kickbacks, commissions and bribes.
ISLAMABAD: Former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur appeared before an accountability court on Monday in Islamabad in money laundering case, on Monday.
According to reports, during today’s hearing, the dramatic turn of events was when two women suspects filed a plea in the court offering to give their testimony in the case during the appearance.
The two women told the accountability court’s Judge Arshad Malik that they have made a similar request to the NAB chairman as well.
When the judge asked the NAB prosecutor what he thought about the request, the prosecutor said the bureau would first need to check whether the request has been lodged.
The court then directed the women to submit their written pleas before the judge.
As many as 2,000 police personnel along with 200 personnel from Punjab Rangers have been stationed for the court hearing.
DIG Operations Waqaruddin Syed said that no unauthorised person will be allowed to enter the courts and no one will be allowed to take the law into their hands.
Zardari, who reached Islamabad earlier, asked his party workers not to come to the court.
Earlier on March 20, police and PPP workers had clashed outside the NAB court where Zardari and his son Bilawal had recorded their statements in the case.
Zardari and Faryal questioned by NAB’s combined investigation team under the supervision of DG NAB Rawalpindi Irfan Mangi for approximately two hours in three cases.
The FIA is investigating 32 people in relation to money laundering from fictitious accounts, including Zardari and Talpur. Zardari’s close aide Hussain Lawai was arrested in July last year in connection with the probe.
The former president’s other close aide and Omni Group chairman Anwar Majeed a close aide and Omni Group chairman and his son, Abdul Ghani, were arrested by FIA in August 2018.
Over 20 ‘benami’ accounts at some private banks were opened in 2013, 2014 and 2015 from where transactions worth billions of rupees were made, according to sources.
The amount, according to FIA sources, is said to be black money gathered from various kickbacks, commissions and bribes.
