*ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has arrested Asif AliZardari as Islamabad High Court (IHC) rejected bail pleas of the formerpresident and his sister Faryal Talpur in a mega money laundering case.*
A two member-bench of the Islamabad High Court comprising Justice AamirFarooq and Justice Mohsin Kiyani pronounced the verdict on the bail pleafiled by the PPP leaders.
The NAB pleaded the court to allow them to arrest the brother-sister duofor the probe in to the mega money laundering reference.
PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and Faryal Talpur were not in attendancein the court room at the time of announcement of the verdict.
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Following the orders of the IHC, a team of NAB reached Zardari house toonly arrest the PPP co-chairman as the arrest warrant of Faryal Talpur wasnot issued by the bureau.
It may be noted that both the PPP leaders’ interim bail was extended forfive times in the reference.
