Fake accounts case: Court extends Asif Zardari, Faryal Talpur's remand till Oct 22
Last updated on: 04 October,2019 07:08 pm
Fake accounts case: Court extends Asif Zardari, Faryal Talpur's remand till October 22.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – An accountability court (AC) in Islamabad has Friday extended former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur’s judicial remand till October 22 as both leaders could not be indicted in today’s hearing.
AC Judge Muhammad Bashir conducted the hearing of money laundering through fake bank accounts and Park Lane Estate Company references. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leaders Asif Zardari and Faryal Talpur were produced before the court.
Judge Muhammad Bashir remarked that a course of action should be determined to avoid delay in proceedings. National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Prosecutor Sardar Muzaffar argued that a procedure was determined earlier as well, to with the judge replied that the number of suspects has now surged to 30 from 2.
Full support of Azadi March
Asif Ali Zardari talked to media outside the accountability court said he is fully supporting Azadi March of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman.
The former president said that his prayers are with Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman and that PPP is backing his movement to topple the incumbent government.
It is worth mentioning here that PPP Chairman and Asif Ali Zardari’s son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari met his father at the judicial complex along with sisters Asefa Bhutto Zardari and Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari.