Times of Islamabad

Former President Asif Zardari gets yet another blow

Former President Asif Zardari gets yet another blow

LAHORE – The undeclared assets of the former president, Asif Ali Zardariwere attached in a crackdown on such assets launched by the ruling PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf government.

Spokesperson to Chief Minister Punjab, Shahbaz Gill took to Twitter onThursday and shared the details of the said assets saying, this is NayaPakistan.

According to the notification shared, the said properties were attachedprovisionally for a period of ninety days.

The government had announced assets declaration scheme under which thebenami assets could be declared; the deadline for the scheme was extendedtill Wednesday.

Prime Minister Imran Khan repeatedly urged the public to avail the schemeor the said assets would be seized.

A few days earlier, Special Assistant to Prime Minister, Firdaus Ashiq Awantook to Twitter and shared the undeclared assets of Omni Group, aconglomerate owned by a friend of Asif Ali Zardari.