Former President Asif Zardari granted bail in Assets beyond means case

Former President Asif Zardari granted bail in Assets beyond means case

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday granted bail before arrest to former President and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and former MNA Rukhsana Bangash in assets beyond means case.

As per details, The Political secretary Rukhsana Bangash appeared before the court along with her lawyer Farooq H Naek.

In his arguments before the court, Naek stated that the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) call up notice was received by his client on September 14. The move was to damage the credibility of Bangash, he added.

The court granted bail before arrest to the PPP leader against surety bond of Rs500,000.

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has directed the reply in the case by the IHC. The hearing of the case was adjourned for two weeks.