ISLAMABAD – PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari lands in hot watersfrom the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
NAB has summoned Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman BilawalBhutto-Zardari to appear before its Rawalpindi investigation team onFebruary 13 in the JV Opal-255 case.
According to details, the accountability watchdog has ordered Mr Bilawal tobring all record of the Zardari Group from 2008 till 2019, and a list ofboard of directors of the company.
The PPP chairman has been accused of withdrawing Rs1.22 billion from a fakeaccount for his private company.
Mr Bilawal has claimed that he was young at that time, but contrary to hisstatement, the audit report contains his signature. The NAB has obtained anaudit report and documents containing his signature.
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For the same case, NAB Chairman retired justice Javed Iqbal had approvedconverting that inquiry into an investigation, and the bureau summoned MrBilawal for the fourth time. However, Mr Bilawal has appeared before theinvestigation team only once.
According to NAB, Mr Bilawal had 25 percent shares in a private firm,Opal-225, a joint venture of the Zardari Group.
PPP leaders together have been accused of transferring billions of rupeesto Opal-225 via fake bank accounts. The company also took loans of billionsof rupees from banks.
