ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Former president Asif Ali Zardari and sister Faryal Talpur were not indicted again today (Friday) in mega money laundering case.
Zardari and Faryal Talpur were produced before accountability court and other three accused did not appear for the hearing in the ongoing ‘mega-money laundering’ trial. Prime accused, Anwar Majeed sought pardon from appearance citing ill health.
During the hearing, the investigating officer informed the court that the NAB is trying to bring back the two accused from abroad through Interpol. “Sub-references will also be filed till the next hearing.
The court extended judicial remand of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Zardari and his sister till October 22.
Zardari supports Maualan Fazl’s ‘Azadai March’
Speaking to the journalists outside the accountability court, Asif Ali Zardari has said that he is fully supporting Azadi March of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazalur Rehman.
The former president said that his prayers are with Maulana Fazal and that PPP is backing his movement to topple the incumbent government.
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In the previous hearing,
accountability court in Islamabad has ordered to indict former president and his sister on October 4 in the fake bank accounts case.
Zardari and Talpur were presented before court as Judge Muhammad Bashir heard the case. Zardari’s defence counsel Latif Khosa complained with the court that despite of the court’s orders, an AC and a fridge was not provided to his client in the jail.
“You ordered to give fridge in the jail, but they gave bags containing ice,” Khosa said. Farooq H Naek further told the court that his clients have not received copies of the reference against them.
To this, the judge asked Zardari, when he came at the rostrum, whether he has received the copies. “We have just come, we haven’t seen the copies yet,” he responded.
Later, the court ordered to indict
Asif Ali Zardari and his sibling Faryal Talpur on the next hearing after providing them with the copies of the reference for the money laundering through fake bank accounts case.
