Islamabad (August 27, 2018): Co-Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party and Former president Asif Ali Zardari along with his sister, Faryal Talpur, on Monday, appeared before the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to record their statements in a money laundering case.
The former president and his sister were questioned for around 35 minutes. According to sources, Zardari avoided answering some questions.
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Speaking to the media after his questioning, Zardari said, “Unfortunately the money laundering case was formed against him during former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s tenure.”
The FIA on Saturday issued notices for a fourth time to the former president and his sister to appear at the agency’s headquarters in Islamabad.
Earlier today, Asif Ali Zardari and his sister, Faryal Talpur reached the Zonal office of FIA.
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On August 25, the FIA summoned former president Asif Ali Zardari and PPP leader Faryal Talpur for the fourth time. The siblings were asked to appear before the agency for questioning in a money laundering case.
Despite being summoned three times before, they never appeared before the FIA.
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The FIA said that it will take the issue to the Supreme Court if they do not present themselves before the agency this time.
The agency will submit a complete report in the money laundering case t the Supreme Court on August 28.
The FIA is investigating a money laundering case involving Rs35 billion being funnelled through fake bank accounts at three local banks. The agency has already arrested Zardari’s aides Hussain Lawai and Anwar Majeed in the case.
On August 18, Islamabad High Court approved protective bail of co-chairman, Pakistan Peoples Party Asif Ali Zardari in money laundering case.
According to details, former president of Pakistan appeared before the court of Justice Gull Hassan Aurangzeb.
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Karachi’s Banking Court issued arrest warrants of PPP Co-Chairman and Former President, Asif Ali Zardari in money laundering scam.
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However, Bilawal House contradicted news about Asif Zardari’s arrest warrants by Karachi Banking Court in money laundering scam.
Asif Zardari’s lawyer, Farooq H. Naek, denied the reports of his client’s arrest warrants.
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Earlier on August 16, Karachi’s Banking Court extended PPP’s Faryal Talpur bail before arrest till September 04 in money laundering case.
Hearing on the bail plea of Hussain Lawai and Talha Raza was adjourned by the court due to unavailability of their counsel.
On July 27, Banking Court granted bail before arrest to PPPs’ Faryal Talpur in Money Laundering case till August 16.
The court granted her bail against security bonds of Rs. 20lacs.
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It may be recalled that Faryal Talpur and her brother PPP’s Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari have been named in the money laundering case by FIA.
Earlier on July 23, Sindh High Court’s Circuit Bench accepted Faryal Talpur’s six-day pre-arrest protective bail petition in a money-laundering probe against her and brother Asif Ali Zardari.
A two-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar had taken suo motu notice into the FIA’s probe of a Rs35 billion money-laundering scam.
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Justices Irshad Shah and Rasheed Soomro approved Talpur’s pre-arrest bail petition. The latter had pleaded that FIA’s cases were politically motivated and the purpose of arresting her was to prevent Talpur from contesting polls.
The Federal Investigation Agency on July 21 declared the former president and his sister absconders in the money laundering case, which also nominates others including Zardari’s close aide and Pakistan Stock Exchange Chairman Hussain Lawai.
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The FIA also declared 20 people including Anwar Majeed and his son absconder in the money laundering case.
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