Fake bank account case: SC orders to shift Hussain Lawai, Anwar Majeed to Islamabad

Dunya News

CJP ordered JIT to submit report on fake bank account case in 10 days.

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Supreme Court (SC) on Saturday has directed Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to ‎submit report on fake bank account case in ten days. ‎

During the hearing, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) has ordered to shift Omni Group Chairperson Anwar ‎Majeed, Abdul Ghani Majeed and ex-chairman of the Pakistan Stock Exchange Hussain Lawai to ‎Islamabad from Karachi. ‎

FIA had prepared a report and revealed that more than 10 political personalities were allegedly ‎involved in fictitious transactions worth Rs35 billion.‎

Police first investigation report (FIR) had stated that M/S Zardari Group (former president Asif Ali ‎Zardari, Faryal Talpur, etc) got Rs15,000,000 and were among the beneficiaries of the transaction trail ‎of fake bank accounts maintained by Omni Group, owned by Anwar Majeed, another close aide of the ‎former president.‎

Lawai and his associates were accused of opening 29 fake accounts in the Summit Bank and United ‎Bank of Pakistan Limited.