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Am losing patience...hope we get results soonHis case is not over yet. Its not even started properly.
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Am losing patience...hope we get results soonHis case is not over yet. Its not even started properly.
Am losing patience...hope we get results soon
Why is Zardari not behind bars as yet. Has there been a deal?
Asif Zardari is masterful under pressure, he is a master of leaving no trail of evidence, of having witnesses, lawyers, middle men, judges killed, paying people off to destroy evidence. The man has not been to prison and gotten exonerated from each and every case he faced for nothing. Will not be surprised if the SC exonerates him. The SC let Ayyan Ali leave Pakistan as well
Former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur on Monday challenged a verdict passed earlier this month by the Supreme Court in a case pertaining to fake accounts, saying that the top court "had no justification at all" for passing an order in the case.
Last year, the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) formed by the Supreme Court had submitted a report alleging that a close nexus had been found between a troika of Zardari Group, Bahria Town and Omni Group in the ‘fake accounts' scam. The report revealed that at least 29 bank accounts had been identified as fake which had been used for money laundering of Rs42 billion.
The top court, in an order passed in the case on Jan 7, had referred the JIT report and evidence collected to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for further investigation, directing the anti-corruption watchdog to wrap up its investigation within two months.
"In the facts and circumstances of the case and in the light of the JIT report, which has no evidentiary value in the eyes of law, this honourable court was not justified at all to passing any order at all, giving directions to NAB, thereby curtailing rights of the petitioners and others," the appeal submitted on Monday read.
The review petition argued that there were "no direct allegations" levelled by the JIT against the petitioners and the report itself had "recommended further probe" against the accused.
"The failure of the JIT to probe allegations of FIA (Federal Investigation Agency) were endorsed by this honourable court vide order dated Jan 7, 2019, thereby issuing certain directions which are uncalled for, illegal and require revisit and review," the petition said.
The appeal declared that the filing of a reference in NAB Rawalpindi was "unlawful" as the "entire alleged record" of the case was in Karachi. The top court, in its issued judgement, had directed NAB to file references against the accused in an accountability court in Rawalpindi or Islamabad — not in Karachi.
Review petition also pointed out that the FIA had so far been unable to submit a final chalan in the banking court and the petitioners had been willing to cooperate in the investigation.
The petition termed the the order as "contrary to the spirit of the rule of law and the constitutional dispensation" and urged the court to "recall and review" its decision.
Last week, NAB formed a combined investigation team (CIT) to probe alleged ‘fake’ bank accounts and money laundering suspicions against top Pakistan Peoples Party leadership, bankers and players in the real estate business.
The CIT, which is an internal NAB mechanism, was formed by the bureau’s chairman, retired Justice Javed Iqbal, in a high-level meeting held at the NAB headquarters.
According to the NAB spokesperson, the SC judgement pertaining to the fake accounts case was reviewed at the NAB meeting. NAB chief Javed Iqbal is to directly supervise the official proceedings of the CIT, as per law.
It was decided at the meeting that investigations into fake bank accounts and money laundering would be taken to their logical conclusion in the light of the judgement of the apex court and on the basis of solid evidence. The accountability bureau has asked the media to meanwhile avoid speculation.
The apex earlier this month had asked NAB to conclude its investigation within two months; those found guilty of corruption will have two options – either face a reference or ask for a plea bargain. Though the JIT had recommended 16 references against the accused, how it would treat the JIT report and how many references would be filed depended on NAB.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1460343/z...-accounts-case-say-it-is-not-justified-at-all
I wonder what is the progress regarding this case? Has it been forgotten now?
Zardari described Nawaz Sharif as "a noble man" and himself as "a humble one".
Man, how do these thieves even sleep at night? It's genuinely beyond me to understand.
Maybe my environment has raised me to never steal.
Lanat on these thieves and their supporters.
The fake accounts case on Monday took a fresh turn as two of the accused expressed their willingness before an accountability court in Islamabad to become approvers against PPP President Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur.
The case was earlier being heard in a banking court in Karachi but had been shifted to an accountability court in Islamabad upon an appeal by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
Zardari, Talpur and others accused nominated in the case appeared before the court amid tight security, with at least 1,650 security officials deployed within and around the judicial complex to avoid any untoward situation during the hearing.
As the hearing began, Kiran Aman and Noreen Sultan who are among the 30 accused nominated in the case by NAB told the court that they are ready to testify as witnesses and had filed an application in this regard with the NAB chairman, but the bureau had named them as accused instead.
The accountability judge asked NAB to verify, using the case record, if Kiran and Noreen had informed the court of their willingness to testify in the case against the other accused persons.
Both the accused had filed applications before the court saying they could not afford to engage a defence lawyer.
Zardari, while talking to reporters as he sat in court, said he was seated in the same chair former premier Nawaz Sharif used to sit in during his trial in the Al-Azizia and Flagship Investment references. Zardari described Nawaz Sharif as "a noble man" and himself as "a humble one".
He added that the establishment should be asked about the trial of former military dictator Pervez Musharraf.
The court marked the attendance of the accused persons and ordered the distribution of copies of the reference among their lawyers. The case was adjourned until April 16, and both Zardari and Talpur left the premises without further interaction with the press outside the court.
Meanwhile, police arrested two female workers of the PPP from outside the federal judicial complex as they were trying to enter into the accountability court to witness the appearance of their leaders.
'Another clash possible'
A senior police official told Dawn on Sunday that as Zardari and Talpur would appear before the court today, the possibility of another clash with the party workers could not be ruled out.
"Last time a large number of PPP workers had arrived from outside Islamabad so personnel of law enforcement agencies have been deputed at the entry points of the city. Moreover, workers who were involved in the clash have been identified and would be arrested if they arrived in the city. Apart from it, reserve force has been directed to remain on a standby as they can be called any time," he said.
Last month, when PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and his father appeared before the accountability court, PPP workers had clashed with police, leading to at least 20 workers being arrested, while cases were registered against 70 workers including Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar and Raja Shakil Abbasi. Nine police officials and a journalist were injured in the tussle.
The FIA had named Asif Zardari, Faryal Talpur, Omni Group chairman Anwar Majeed, his sons and over 10 others as suspects in an interim charge sheet filed in the banking court in August 2018 for alleged money laundering to the tune of over Rs4 billion after 29 ‘fake’ bank accounts were found opened in three banks — Summit Bank, Sindh Bank and United Bank Ltd.
On March 15, 2019, a banking court had granted NAB's request to transfer the case to the accountability court in Rawalpindi for trial.
The orders had been given after the Supreme Court — which had taken suo motu notice of the case and constituted a JIT to probe the matter — referred the matter to NAB to launch its probe independently and complete it within two months.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1474721/n...cused-offer-to-testify-against-zardari-talpur
This is the height of irresponsibility, why reveal the names of the people who wish to testify against the main culprits, this is only going to put them and their families under severe security risks. Our media is incredibly callous and uncaring.
And why NAB didn't entertain their request and didn't include them in witness category.
Contrary to common perception, this is a clear evidence that NAB is actually helping crooks. Playing to the gallery by filing references and deliberately manipulating proceedings inclined to favour leeches.
Which documents will Zardari tamper? Doesn't the NAB, FIA, FBR, SBP have all the documentation they need? Does our prosecution know how to build a case and prosecute?
It means intimidated witnesses or attempting to bribe them.
Witnesses and family members should have been in protective custody by now
Lol. What a funny man!
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="hi" dir="ltr">Yeh jo NABgardi hai, is kay peechay ham jantay kon hain. 3 naslon say inkay maqabla kartay aien hain, ab nahi ruknay walay.</p>— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) <a href="https://twitter.com/BBhuttoZardari/status/1128276817159364608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Let us steal in peace!![]()
So Mr. Khan sahab you are the PM, why not take a stand and dissolve the corrupt Sindh government or atleast start arresting their corrupt ministers and officers. What good is this white paper going to do? For most people excluding [MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] it isn't exactly breaking news that the PPP are corrupt to the core and have been looting and plundering for 11 years now.