KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday decided to transfer money laundering case to Islamabad while a petition was also filed in banking court of Karachi.
NAB Sindh officials have submitted a petition in Karachi’s banking court to transfer money laundering case to Islamabad. Approval letters of NAB chairman Javed Iqbal and prosecutor general were also attached in the petition.
The anti-corruption watchdog stated that the institution was following directives of the Supreme Court (SC) while it was considered as a advance notice regarding transfer of the case.
It is noteworthy to mention here that Anwar Majeed, Abdul Ghani Majeed, Hussain Lawai and Talha Raza were behind bars over accusations in the money laundering case. Moreover, former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur were released on interim-bail in the same case. All of the accused were facing charges of laundering billions to foreign countries via fake bank accounts.
