KARACHI: Joint prosecution team of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is fully prepared to satisfy the banking court for transfer of mega money laundering case from Karachi to Islamabad.
On March 05, 2019, banking court took up mega money laundering case and Asif Ali Zardari, former president, his sister Faryal Talpur, co-accused Anwar Majeed, his sons AG Majeed, Nemar Majeed, Zain Malik, son-in-law of Malik Riaz, Chairman Bahria Town and other suspects will appear before the court.
Sources told Customs Today that joint prosecution team comprising several NAB prosecutors has fully prepared and today will argue for transfer this case from Karachi to Islamabad.
Sources said that after approval of chairman NAB, they have completed their legal works and hopeful that after their arguments, court will transfer this case soon.
It needs to be mentioned here that on last date of hearing, Malik Mumtaz Ul Hassan, Deputy Director Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Bakhtiar Channa, prosecutor FIA, Munir Bhatti, Shoukat Hayat and Jamshad Malik advocates for accused persons and investigation officer and prosecutor for NAB appeared before the court.
During the hearing, prosecutor for FIA had argued that in the light of order of Supreme Court of Pakistan, mega money laundering case is under consideration to shift from Karachi to Islamabad, therefore, this court may not take up bail application till further directing of appellate bench of Supreme Court.
However, counsels for accused persons argued that this court has fully empowered to hear and grant or reject bail applications and stay order of Supreme Court has been vacated after disposal off this matter.
