The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday granted a 19-day extension of pre-arrest bail to former president Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) lawmaker Faryal Talpur in the case pertaining to money laundering of billions through fictitious bank accounts.The two-member bench comprising Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani granted pre-arrest bail till April 29.In the hearing, Justice Farooq inquired about the number of cases registered against Zardari. “There are two investigations and three inquiries open against the PPP co-chairman,” replied a
National Accountability Bureau? (NAB) representative. He added that he could only reveal details of cases in which Zardari had been summoned already.The court has given NAB until April 29 to submit reply regarding number of cases against the former president.
