- IHC has granted bail to Asif Ali Zardari on medical grounds in a NAB suspicious transaction case
- NAB prosecutor stated reference file within the case has not but been submitted
- Zardari’s lawyer stated he was remanded for 2 months throughout which NAB may have questioned him but it surely did not
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Excessive Court docket (IHC) has granted bail to former president Asif Ali Zardari on medical grounds in a Nationwide Accountability Bureau (NAB) case associated to suspicious transactions of Rs8 billion via a faux checking account, Geo Information reported.
Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Mosin Akhtar Kayani of the Islamabad Excessive Court docket heard the bail case.
Through the listening to, NAB prosecutor stated that the reference file within the case has not been submitted but and the matter is underneath investigation.
Asif Zardari’s lawyer Farooq Naik argued that his shopper had been “remanded for more than two months after his arrest, during which the NAB could have interrogated Asif Zardari,” including that Zardari remains to be “ready to answer questions.”
Learn extra: Asif Ali Zardari sustained head accidents when he fell, says medical report submitted to IHC
Farooq Naik sought pre-arrest bail for the previous president on medical grounds, which was granted by the court docket.
The court docket additionally barred the NAB from arresting Asif Zardari.
Associated: Former president Asif Ali Zardari taken to hospital after ‘feeling unwell’