Asif Zardari challenges NAB court decision against his acquittal in IHC
Last updated on: 29 October,2020 03:26 pm
Zardari has requested to acquit him in money laundering, Park Lane and Thatta water supply cases
ISLAMABAD ( Dunya News) – Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) co-chairman and former president Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday has challenged the decision of accountability court against his acquittal in Islamabad High Court (IHC).
According to details, the ex-president has requested the court to acquit him in mega money laundering, Park Lane and Thatta water supply references.
The move came hours after Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) acquitted Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan in the Parliament attack case.
In December 2019, former president Asif Ali Zardari was released on medical grounds after an accountability court in Islamabad issued separate robkars [mandamuses] in the money laundering through fake bank accounts cases against him.
The charges in the latest case centre around allegations Zardari laundered vast sums of money through suspect bank accounts and companies.
NAB is conducting investigations in pursuance of the Supreme Court’s verdict in the money laundering of billions through fake accounts case wherein it forwarded the joint investigation team (JIT) report with directions to investigate and file references. Zardari has repeatedly dismissed allegations he had a hand in the scheme.
Never popular and always shrouded in controversy, Zardari -- who was once jailed for 11 years for corruption -- stepped down from the president s office in 2013. But he has continued to serve as co-chairman of the opposition PPP.