NAB issues arrest warrants for Zardari in Park Lane case
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The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has issued arrest warrants for former president Asif Ali Zardari in the Park Lane case, NAB sources told DawnNewsTV on Monday.
Some confusion persists over his legal status, as some local media reported that the warrants against the PPP co-chairman had been executed and he was arrested in the Park Lane case as well.
According to NAB sources, Zardari's arrest warrants in the Park Lane case were issued by NAB Chairman retired Justice Javed Iqbal, who as per the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) 1999 can order the arrest of an accused at any time.
Zardari is already in NAB's custody on physical remand until July 2.
The accountability watchdog had arrested him in June after the cancellation of his pre-arrest bail by the Islamabad High Court in the fake bank accounts case.
A day after his arrest in the fake accounts reference on June 10, accountability court judge Mohammad Arshad Malik had granted NAB physical remand of the former president. His physical remand was then extended on June 21.
NAB investigators are of the view that if Zardari's physical remand, which ends tomorrow, is not extended by the court, they would require another option and could use the arrest warrants in the Park Lane case to keep him in NAB custody for longer.
On June 26, Zardari had withdrawn his bail applications in three cases saying he knew why he was suffering and "does not want to embarrass anyone".
He withdrew his applications seeking bail in Park Lane, Tosha Khana luxury vehicles and bulletproof vehicles references filed against him by NAB.
As per the prosecution, the Park Lane case is being investigated under different sections of NAO 1999 and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2010 for Zardari's alleged involvement "in extending loan and its misappropriation by M/S Parthenon Private Limited, M/S Park Lane Estate Private Limited and others".
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Jul 01, 2019 06:02pm
Time to payback Sindh!
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Jul 01, 2019 06:19pm
Please get Pakistanis looted billions out of him. To him arrest is just fun and game. Don’t kill him with kindness. Make him sign all his assets to the treasury by using normal Police methods. You know what I mean.
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Jul 01, 2019 06:23pm
For ever jail.
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Jul 01, 2019 06:24pm
All that wealth and no health, so worthless. Mini me, should learn the lesson.
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Jul 01, 2019 06:29pm
Since NAB has solid info on various Zardari cases, please get him convicted, get the looted money repatriated to PK Treasury and lock him up for crimes against the people.
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Jul 01, 2019 06:29pm
No economic progress whatsoever. This government is diverting attention by political bashing of opponents.
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Jul 01, 2019 06:36pm
Pakistan is on dilemma. Need a corruption free (?) Country or a power vacuum. Intelligent one will support whichever is beneficial to their future not optics.
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Jul 01, 2019 07:31pm
@Arshad, Mr. Zardari is very clever and a deal maker, so I am sure, he will struck a deal with NAB and return as a bargain hunter, US $ 35 Billion to Pakistan, and he spend his remaining life in Dubai, it's good for him and for Pakistan too.
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Jul 01, 2019 07:35pm
Mr Zardari saying "he knows why he is being targeted" is the same person who said in an interview to a foreign media outlet that "why would I buy a property abroad when majority of my countrymen cannot afford a house in Pakistan". He only accepted the ownership of Surrey palace when he was about to lose that property because of "benami" ownership.
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Jul 01, 2019 07:41pm
Once for all, settle this case legally. All the nation is waiting.
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Jul 01, 2019 07:55pm
I dont understand one thing...bilawal house Karachi was constructed on 1000 square yard plot in late 80's...it grew in size every time PPP came on power...now i think it is over 45,000 square yards....some how my house has growth stunt...
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Jul 01, 2019 08:12pm
A man who’s wealth just kept gathering momentum while Pakistan’s economy shrunk, good move.
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Jul 01, 2019 08:26pm
How many times NAB is going to arrest this man, Zardari is so clever he has been dodging all the arrests and goes out roaming around, arrest him and keep him in jail for good.
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Jul 01, 2019 08:31pm
Put them all in local jails with poor inmates, so that they know the life of a poor man.
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Jul 01, 2019 08:41pm
Now his Lawyers should look into his case to save him
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Jul 01, 2019 08:47pm
@AA,
When Zardari was in power he purchased most of the houses around his house, people who refused to sell were threatened and were forced to sell at the lower market value, this was all done due to security reason so he is not attacked and killed by land, smart move on his part but bad move for those people who were forced to sell their properties by Zardari mafia.
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Jul 01, 2019 09:00pm
All top politicians in pakistan are almost always in self exile or in jail or sometimes hanged or assassinated.
The appointment pm should see his final destination
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Jul 01, 2019 09:16pm
Not only get all the money from him but stop providing him media access because people like him still taking full advantage of media to play with people minds.
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Jul 01, 2019 09:22pm
@Saad Khan, Sir r u talking to Mr Zardari in your dreams every night!? Such dreams r not good for Pakistan at all.
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Jul 01, 2019 09:23pm
All any one has to do is just compare the picture of sindh and Karachi ,before zarradari , the curruption is captured in pictures for history! There is no poltical vision in zarradari , only greed, for mega curruption . If this the poltical wisdom he taught his son,then their is no hope for millions of people's in sindh ! There has to be people's who stand up to do the right thing!
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Jul 01, 2019 09:27pm
@AA, Yes we understand that Bani-gala residence of selected one is built on very few square yards gifted after divorce from UK where their children live in very small houses!
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Jul 01, 2019 10:11pm
@Zak, sorry db, not getting the dt
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Jul 01, 2019 10:11pm
@KAHN, who are they>
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Jul 01, 2019 10:11pm
@ahmed, ill agree with that even though dont know him
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Jul 01, 2019 10:13pm
@Malik Saab, who is opponents ? dt
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Jul 01, 2019 10:15pm
@RIZ, he's playing with himself because other minds don't pay attention to it, only bring the stupidity to ur attntin..
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Jul 01, 2019 10:16pm
@Changez Khan, you should since it's your job.
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Jul 01, 2019 10:41pm
No concessions to these corrupt if we as Pakistan has to survive. Public is with PTI as long ACCOUNTABILITY process continues.
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Jul 01, 2019 10:47pm
Interesting... An arrest warrant for someone who is already under arrest and in NAB's remand.
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Jul 01, 2019 10:48pm
Many happy and long years in Jail~
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Jul 01, 2019 10:59pm
These cases are nothing but just a pressure tactics to use PPP for the support of selected govt or pm...11 Months have gone and nothing has been proved...Claim of Money laundring figures which were in Billions have brought to 1.5 Crore only...and that much money is still not proved...!
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Jul 01, 2019 11:39pm
Be fair and nice to him, keep him for good, the nation would be grateful, forever.
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Jul 02, 2019 12:23am
Put hold on all his properties, assets, bank accounts, untill he return back all the looted money.
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Jul 02, 2019 01:23am
@Rana Talukdar, USA and Somalia, corruption free is better, vacum will be filled with clean leaders.
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Jul 02, 2019 01:25am
@Zakir Ali Afghani, People love IK too much because of his honesty. Rest of leaders in the region are corrupt.
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Jul 02, 2019 01:36am
@Saad Khan, It is is next to impossible to force Zardari to cough up $35.00 billion in one go or even in installments and so is true for others in PML(N) and dozens like them outside these parties and then.there are tier 2 thieves that may be in hundreds and tier 3, 4 and 5 thieves this govt may not even know. It is common knowledge people have stashed money ($$) inside Pakistan out of banks that may also run into billions of dollars. Zardari /Nawaz mafia is only the tip of the iceberg ?
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Jul 02, 2019 01:47am
Time matters!!!
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Jul 02, 2019 01:47am
My Sindhu dharti's enemy is enemy of humanity.
Pakistan Zindabad!
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Jul 02, 2019 02:00am
@Zakir Ali Afghani, You are right. Our politicians are in Karzai's league and Ashraf Ghani may be in the same league. The US poured in hundreds of billions of dollars but Afghanistan has nothing to show for? What an unfortunate and godforsaken nation you are?
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Jul 02, 2019 02:15am
Only those people bash their opponents who do not have a constructive strategy to move their country forward. It's called diverting attention from real issues for which they do not have solutions.
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Jul 02, 2019 02:27am
They shouldn’t let this SOB out of custody until his cases are in front of a judge.
Furthermore, why it’s the Pakistan government seeking assistance of the UK authorities under their Unxeplained Wealth Orders (UWO) against Dar, the Sharif’s and Zardari, et al??
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Jul 02, 2019 03:56am
So what, he has been charged many times but nothing ever goes to next step of punishment and recovery. May be NAB officials are pocketing the loot and fooling the public.
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Jul 02, 2019 06:37am
Recover 95% of looted money from Shareef and Zardari and release them to go overseas with condition never to return to Pakistan.
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