Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: Asif Ali Zardari, former president of Pakistan, lashed out against NAB saying that either the watchdog will work or the economy.

Responding to reporters’ questions following his appearance before an accountability court in connection to the mega money laundering and fake bank accounts case, Zardari said both the NAB and the country’s economy could not work together.

“The question is, either NAB will work or the economy. Both cannot work together,” he said.

Asked if he thought the current government would complete its tenure, the former president remarked with a smile, “God forbid.”

On the option for former premier Nawaz to travel to abroad for treatment, he remarked: “May Allah grant health to everyone. If need be, then he will go. Where [else] will he go?” he replied.

Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur appeared before Accountability Court II Judge Arshad Malik earlier today.

In yet another twist in the case, a third suspect offered to become an approver today, after two women during a hearing dated April 8 also offered to testify as witnesses in the case.