ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Rawalpindi, has so farrecovered over Rs23 billion through plea bargain in fake account andillegal allotment of land cases besides sentencing 18 suspects anddisqualifying them for 10 years under the plea bargain laws.

As per reports regarding fake account and illegal allotment of land cases,some 10 references have so far been filed from out of a total of 43 casesof fake accounts and allotment of land. As many as 52 suspects includingformer president Asif Ali Zardari, Faryal Talpur, Omni Group, Bilal Shaikh,Hussain Lawai have been arrested. The arrest warrants of 64 accused in fakeaccounts cases have been issued. Of these, 12 suspects had already beendeclared proclaimed offenders.

As many as 12 cases wereat investigation stage and inquiries of 21 caseswere continuing right now. The names of 186 suspects in same case have beenput on Exit Control List (ECL). Former president Asif Ali Zardari has beennominated in four cases while former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharifhas been nominated in four cases.