ISLMABADJune 10: Pakistan People s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur have decided to appeal in Supreme Court (SC) for pre arrest bail in the fake bank accounts case.
Earlier, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) rejected a plea for pre-arrest bail for Pakistan People s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur in the fake bank accounts case.
An Islamabad High Court bench comprising Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Moshin Akhtar Kayani heard Zardari and Talpur s plea seeking an extension in their interim bail in the fake bank accounts case. Issuing its orders, the high court permitted National Accountability Bureau (NAB) authorities to carry out arrest of Asif
Zardari and Faryal Talpur.
A meeting of PPP leaders held in Islamabad decided to challenge the verdict of IHC in SC. The legal team of PPP has already prepared an application to be filed in apex court for the bail of Asif Zardari and Faryal Talpur.
The case relates to transactions of hundreds of millions of rupees to the two leaders private companies allegedly through fake bank accounts.
A team of NAB officials had reached Parliament House to inform the National Assembly Speaker of Asif Ali Zardari s arrest warrants. NAB has already formed a team to carry out the arrest of the PPP leader.-Agencies
