The plea was submitted by her counsel Farooq H. Naek, stating that Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) had declared his client as absconders. He demanded that the court take proper action in this regard.
Asif Ali Zardari, Faryal Talpur and their associates were accused of sending Rs35 billion (bn) abroad through fake accounts after which their names were placed on Exit Control List (ECL). Asif’s close friend Hussain Lawai and his aides were also accused of opening 29 fake accounts in the Summit Bank and United Bank of Pakistan Limited.
According to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), 29 accounts were opened in the name of seven people, including a woman.
The first investigation report (FIR) registered by the police said that the Zardari Group (Asif Ali Zardari, Faryal Talpur) got Rs15,000,000 and were among the beneficiaries of the transaction trail of fake bank accounts maintained by Omni Group. The Omni Group is owned by Anwar Majeed, another close aide of the former president.
Published in Daily Times, July 24th 2018.
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