Karachi(July 10, 2018): The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) issued notices on Tuesday summoning former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister, Faryal Talpur, in relation to a Rs35 billion money laundering scam today.
Zardari and Talpur have been summoned on at 10am today to record their statements in the case and a notice has been issued to them in this regard, said Director FIA Munir Ahmed Shaikh.
On the other hand, the co-chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has set up a legal team to frame a strategy to handle the current situation.
The legal team of the former president will be comprised of Farooq Naeek, Aitzaz Ahsan, Nayar Bukhari and Latif Khoosa.
According to sources, the legal team will brief Asif Zardari over the issue, while Zardari will decide his appearance before the Supreme Court after the consultation.
On Monday, the names of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman and his sister were placed on the Exit Control List (ECL) on Supreme Court’s orders, according to sources.
Earlier on, a three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Sunday headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar heard the case of fake bank accounts in Islamabad.
The Apex Court directed that the names of the people mentioned in a list compiled by FIA, should be put in Exit Control List.
The apex court had summoned the seven fake bank account holders and 13 beneficiaries on July 12 (Thursday).
Asif Zardari, Talpur, Tariq Sultan, Erum Aqeel, Muhammad Ashraf and Muhammad Iqbal Arain are among those who have been issued notices to appear before the top court on the given date.
The CEOs of Summit Bank, Sindh Bank and UBL as well as officials of the State Bank of Pakistan were also directed to appear before the court in its next hearing. 
The court also directed State Bank of Pakistan to furnish necessary information to FIA.
Next hearing of the case will be held on Thursday(July 12).
Hussain Lawai Arrested in Money Laundering Scam:
Earlier on July 06, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested PPP Co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari’s aide Hussain Lawai on Friday, in a money laundering scam.
Twenty-nine accounts belonging to seven people have been used to launder around Rs30 billion in Sindh, according to the FIA, which is being called the ‘biggest money laundering case in Sindh’.
Lawai has served as the chairperson of the Pakistan Stock Exchange and head of Summit Bank.
These people made accounts in three banks, including Summit Bank and Sindh Bank. The accounts were reportedly used by Anwar Majeed, another of Zardari’s close aides, and employees of the Omni Group. Majeed has not appeared in court despite multiple notices being issued to him.
Summit Bank alone had 16 accounts with transactions of Rs20 billion. Baharia Town head Malik Riaz’s son Zain Malik and Shahrukh Jatoi’s father Sikandar Jatoi had put money in the accounts. Zain reportedly put Rs2 billion in the accounts.
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