Daily Times

The National Accountability Bureau Rawalpindi has filed 10 corruption references. Out of total of 43 fake account cases, 12 cases are at investigation stage while 21 are at inquiry stage. From fake accounts, the NAB has recovered Rs 23 billion through plea bargain and land.

According to a NAB report, the fake account accused included former president Asif Ali Zardari, former Prime Ministers Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, directors M/S Zardari Group, Omni Group, Khawaja Anwer Majeed chief executive Omni Group, Khawaja Abdul Ghani Group, Chief Executive Officer SBCA Manzoor Qadir Kaka, former Secretary Special Initiatives Sindh, Ejaz Ahmed Khan, former Metropolitan Commisisoner KMC, Matanat Ali Khan, former metropolitan commissioner Sami uddin Siddique, former Director General Parks and Horticulture KMC, Liaquat Ali Khan, former Administrator KMC Muhammad Hussain Syed, former President Sindh Bank Bilal Shaikh, and former

President Arif Habib, Hussain Lawai.

According to NAB, 52 accused of fake account case included Asif Ali Zardari, Faryal Talpur, Omni Group, Bilal Shaikh, Hussain Lawai and others. The arrest warrants of 64 accused have so far been issued in fake account case. Of which 12 accused has been declared absconders, 18 has been awarded sentences in accordance with plea bargain law, according to which they have been declared in eligible for any government post for 10 years.

The names of 168 accused included Asif Ali Zardari, Nawaz Sharif, Yousaf Raza Gillani,,Faryal Talpur, Khawaja Anwer Majeed and others have been placed in exit control list (ECL). Former President Asif Ali Zardari has been nominated in four cases, Nawaz Sharif and Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in one each case, Khawaja anwer Majeed nominated in nine.