ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has extended interim pre-arrest bail of former president Asif Ali Zardari in a case of a suspicious transaction of Rs. 8 billion until 5th November.
A division bench of the IHC comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani heard Zardari’s petition seeking confirmation of his pre-arrest bail in the case.
During the hearing, the court directed NAB prosecutor Sardar Muzaffar to provide a copy of arrest warrants issued by the anti-corruption watchdog against the PPP co-chairman to his lawyer Farooq H. Naek.
The prosecutor said the case was at an inquiry stage, due to which the warrants could not be issued against Zardari earlier. However, he said the bureau has now collected sufficient incriminating material against the accused.
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The court had granted pre-arrest interim bail to the former president in this case on 18th June 2019. Last month, the accountability court had indicted Asif Ali Zardari and other accused including Faryal Talpur in a mega-money laundering reference, but the former president and Talpur and accused Abdul Ghani Majeed had pleaded not guilty before the court.
