ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday sought timefrom the accountability court of Islamabad for submitting response againstformer president Asif Ali Zardari’s plea for acquittal under the recentlypromulgated accountability ordinance, in the reference pertaining to megamoney laundering.
Accountability court judge Azam Khan was hearing the case. Theaccountability watchdog was expected to submit its response against theapplication of Asif Zardari today.
When he was asked that how long it would take to him to submit theresponse, NAB prosecutor Waseem Javed apprised that he did not receive anyreply from the institution’s headquarters, therefore he should be givensome time. Following which, Azam Khan directed him to submit a response byDecember 6 and adjourned the hearing till then.
The court also approved Zardari, his sister Faryal Talpur and others’request for immunity from attending the court hearing for one day.
In 2019, Pakistan Peoples Party Co-Chairperson Zardari was arrested oncorruption charges in a major blow to his party.
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This should be noted that the National Accountability (Second Amendment)Ordinance, 2021 restricts the jurisdiction of the NAB in matters related tofinance and governance.
On October 14, the PPP co-chairperson had expressed confidence that hisparty would form the next government in the country.
Speaking to the media after an appearance before an accountability court inIslamabad, Zardari had said the “next turn” to form a government in thecountry would be of the PPP.
