ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) arrested former president Asif Ali Zardari in the fake bank accounts case here on Monday after his bail plea was rejected.
Earlier, a bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) — comprising Justices Amir Farooq and Moshin Akhtar Kayani — had rejected a plea filed by Zardari — also the co-chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) — and his sister, Faryal Talpur, seeking an extension in their interim bail in the fake bank accounts case after which a team of NAB officials reached the Zardari House in the federal capital hours.
The IHC in its orders allowed the NAB to arrest Zardari and Talpur, both of whom, now, have the option to appeal the order in the Supreme Court.
The case pertains to transactions worth hundreds of millions of rupees to the two leaders’ private companies, allegedly, through fake bank accounts.
The vehicle carrying Zardari entered the NAB office in the capital’s Melody Area through the rear door whereupon a team of doctors were scheduled to first conduct a medical check-up of the former president.
The report of the medical check-up will be presented in the court tomorrow (Tuesday).
The PPP leader, on the other hand, would be presented in the court tomorrow to seek a remand.
