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Fake accounts case: NAB arrests Park Lane’s accountant

Fake accounts case: NAB arrests Park Lane’s accountant
April 25, 2019
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday arrested an accountant of Park Lane Estate Company Private Limited in fake accounts case. The NAB conducted raid at the office of Park Lane Company today, reportedly owned by Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, and booked an accountant Muhammad Hanif. The anti-graft watchdog body said that Muhammad Hanif handled all the financial matters of Park Lane Estate Company Private Limited and Parthenon (Pvt) Limited. “The suspect uses benami bank accounts for the transactions of Park Lane Estate Company and Parthenon.” Muhammad Hanif also used fake pay orders and bank drafts for the transactions of the companies reportedly owned by Asif Ali Zardari. NAB shifts Dr Dinshaw to Islamabad for investigation A suspect in the benami accounts, Dr Dinshaw Anklesaria, arrested by the NAB from Karachi has been moved to Islamabad for investigation. Dr Dinshaw was arrested by the NAB team from his residence in Karachi’s Clifton area a day ago. The suspect was first moved to NAB’s Rawalpindi office and later he was taken to Islamabad for interrogation. According to NAB, Dr Dinshaw Anklesaria is also facing charges of taking a loan on forged documents. He is also said to be involved in benefiting Park Lane Company through fake bank accounts. He will be presented before the accountability court tomorrow (April 25) where NAB officials would likely seek his remand in the case.
Fake accounts case: NAB raids Bhutto House, arrests Nadeem Bhutto
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) raided the Bhutto House and arrested Nadeem Bhutto in the benami bank accounts. Nadeem Bhutto is a close aide of PPP co-chairman Asif Zardari. Sources said that Nadeem Bhutto’s name was included in the JIT report. “Nadeem Bhutto had withdrawn the amount through the fake bank accounts,” they added. The NAB spokesman said that the accused would be presented before the accountability court on Monday. 92 News has received details of the allegations leveled against In-charge Bhutto House Naudero Nadeem Bhutto. According to details, millions of rupees were transferred in the joint account of Nadeem Bhutto and his wife through the fake accounts. It has been revealed that amounts in cash were also deposited into the account of Nadeem Bhutto and his wife. Nadeem Bhutto’s name was surfaced during the investigations of the benami accounts.