*ISLAMABAD: **Former President Asif Ali Zardari to be arrested as t*heNational Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday issued warrants for thearrest of former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-ChairmanAsif Ali Zardari in the mega money laundering case*.*
NAB chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal gave approval for issuance ofarrest warrants for the former president.
The bureau will submit the warrants to an Islamabad High Court (IHC) benchhearing Zardari’s bail petitions on June 10, requesting it to allow thecorruption watchdog to arrest him for investigation into the case.
Earlier on Thursday, the Islamabad High Court had extended the bail of theformer president and his sister Faryal Talpur till June 10 in the moneylaundering case.
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During the hearing, the court came down hard on Investigating OfficerMuhammad Ali Abro for giving contradictory statements. “A responsibleperson should appear in court instead,” said one member of the bench.
“Asif Zardari is directly involved in fake bank accounts case and thebureau has enough evidence to arrest him”, the NAB officials said andsubmitted record of the case in the court.
