- Says the process to repatriate the absconders would start soon
ISLAMABAD, July 17: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on accountability Mirza Shehzad Akbar on Tuesday revealed 32 benami companies of former president Asif Ali Zardari. He said the companies include cement factories and sugar mills.
Addressing a presser along with federal minister Ali zaidi and Hammad Azhar, he said action would be taken according to law against these benami properties. He said the properties would be confiscated in 60 days if no response submitted by owners. He said benami plots have been reveled in Karachi’s posh areas.
Mirza said all these benami properties would be added to national kitty, adding that benami assets and bank shares of Hassan and Hussain Nawaz would be attached. He said Sharif family did crime on British land too.
He further said the process to repatriate the absconders would start soon.
Ali Zaidi on the occasion said public would be apprised on benami assets on daily basis. He said Summit bank is a benami property, adding that all benami assets are held by mafia. He said Zardari and Sharif family looted national exchequer together and we would unearth their corruption on daily basis.
He said economic hurdles are due to the money laundering of previous rulers, adding that former CM looted aid money also. He said next turn is of Hudaibya case.-Agencies
