Interpol arrests Zardari's foster brother Owais Muzaffar Tappi in Dubai

Tappi has been accused of money laundering and selling government land.

DUBAI (Dunya News) – Interpol on Tuesday has arrested former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari’s foster brother Owais Muzaffar Tappi in Dubai.   Tappi has been accused of money laundering worth billions of rupees, assets beyond income and selling Sindh government lands in violation of laws. The inquiry against Zardari’s adoptive brother was approved on August 1, 2018. Team probing the money laundering case told the Supreme Court (SC) that a large amount of illegal money transferred into a bank account handled by Owais Muzaffar Tappi. According to National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the investigation against Tappi is in important phase.