*ISLAMABAD – Asif Zardari and Faryal Talpur have been barred from leavingPakistan.*
*The government has put the names PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, hissister Faryal Talpur and 85 others on the Provisional National ImmigrationList.*
The action is being taken against 87 persons who are accused in a moneylaundering case. They will now have to get the court and interiorministry’s approval before flying abroad.
The names were put on the list by a joint investigation team.
The National Accountability Bureau is also investigating the ownership ofaccounts allegedly used to illegally transfer money abroad. It is lookinginto people who made transactions and companies.
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Earlier in the day, Asif Zardari, Faryal Talpur, Omni Group head AnwarMajeed, Ghani Majeed, former Pakistan Stock Exchange chairman Hussain Lawaiand Summit Bank Senior Vice-President Taha Raza appeared in a banking courtin Karachi.
The court issued non-bailable arrest warrants for five absconders in thecase. The next hearing will be on Oct 16.
The names of two other accused, Anwar Majeed and his son, have been put onthe Exit Control List. They have been barred from leaving the country.
