*ISLAMABAD – New developments have surfaced in the largest ever moneylaundering scam of Pakistan.*
*Anwar Majeed has distanced himself from the Omni Group and said that dueto his poor health, he is no longer fulfilling his responsibilities there.*
Anwar and his son Abdul Ghani Majeed submitted their replies on Saturday tothe Supreme Court in a Rs35 billion money laundering case. Anwar is a closeaide of former president Asif Ali Zardari and is being investigated in acase involving money laundering of Rs35 billion through fake bank accountsat three local banks.
They have requested the court to take back the suo motu notice and stop theFIA from investigating the Omni Group’s bank accounts and assets.
The FIA has filed an interim challan in a trial court, said their reply,asking the court to direct the agency to file a final challan. They wantthe case in the trial court to continue.
The Omni Group’s business is being affected by the seizing of the accounts,read their reply.
Majeed too ill to fulfill his executive responsibilities at the Omni Groupand is therefore no longer the head of the group.
On Saturday the FIA told the Supreme Court that it found evidence ofanother four accounts used in money laundering in Sindh. This brings thetotal number of fake accounts up to 33.