*ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has made more arrestsahead of the production of former president Asif Ali Zardari in fakeaccounts’ case.*
Karachi Development Authority (KDA) secretary Najamuz Zaman and projectdirector Hassan Memon have been arrested from Karachi.
The arrested persons were said to have important information regarding fakeaccounts’ case, sources privy to NAB said.
Najamuz Zaman is facing charges of handing over plot to Zardari’s frontmanthat had been allocated for temple and library in Clifton.
Moreover, Hassan Memon was accused of submitting looted money in fake bankaccounts.
The anti-corruption watchdog has taken transit remand of the arrested duowho will be shifted to Islamabad on Sunday (tomorrow).
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Earlier in the day, former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister FaryalTalpur, have challenged the banking court’s decision of transfer of moneylaundering case against them to Rawalpindi, in Sindh High Court.
On March 15, a banking court in Karachi had ordered to transfer moneylaundering case against former president Asif Ali Zardari, his sisterFaryal Talpur and other accused to Rawalpindi.
With the ruling of transfer of the case to Rawalpindi, the bails of AsifAli Zardari, Faryal Talpur and others accused have been suspended.
