NAB seeks reply from Zardari in New York apartment case

ISLAMABAD (92 News) - The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has asked PPP co-chairman and former president Asif Ali Zardari to file a detailed reply in a New York apartment case on Friday.

The corruption watchdog wrote a letter to the PPP leader, asking him to provide detailed answers to a questionnaire given to him along with supporting documents concerning the apartment in New York.

The letter said he has until July 16 to comply with the bureau’s directives.

On July 7, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted pre-arrest bail to Zardari in the apartment case. An Islamabad High Court (IHC) bench approved Asif Ali Zardari’s bail until July 28 subject to submission of surety bonds worth Rs500,000. The court issued a notice to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to file its reply to his bail plea on next hearing.

He moved the bail petition in the Islamabad High Court after the bureau served him a notice along with a questionnaire to provide information about his Belair apartment.