ISLAMABAD, July 5: The National Accountability Bureau on Friday submitted a supplementary reference based on fresh evidence of foreign assets and bank accounts against Asif Ali Zardari in the asset case being heard in an accountability court at the Attock Fort.

“The fresh evidence consists of 82 volumes and spread over 18,000 pages,” prosecutor Gen Raja Bashir told a press conference held at the NAB secretariat.

Mr Bashir who was speaking at the press conference along with Director General NAB Financial Wing, Mr Ghuman, said that they had received fresh documentary evidence from Britain, Switzerland and Isle of Man.

“It proves beyond any doubt” that Mr Zardari accumulated wealth and assets far more than his known means as declared in the return filed with the Election Commission and Income Tax and Wealth Tax returns.

Though in the asset case Ms Bhutto was not an accused, the documents acquired by NAB could also be used against her in other cases, Mr Bashir said.

“We are not stopping here,” Mr Ghuman replied to a question whether these can be utilized in other cases pending against Mr Zardari or Ms Bhutto.

For that however, the NAB would have to seek a permission from the British government as these documents had been provided with the condition that these would only be used in a drug case pending against Mr Zardari in Lahore.

The NAB after going through the documents sought a permission from the British government to use these as evidence in asset case, he added.

The certified copies of the documents received from the British government also contained receipts and bills of 232,000 pounds spent on refurbishment of the Rockwood Estate commonly known as Surrey Palace.

The Rockwood Estate included three farms houses — Rockwood Palace, Winkford Farm and Parsonage Farms spread over a total 355 acres of prime land some 40 km from London.

Apart from the Surrey Palace, the documents also showed that Mr Zardari allegedly owned flats at 26 Palace Mansions and Flat No. 6, at 11 Queensgate Terrace London.

He said all these properties were bought in the name of companies registered in Isle of Man and the money was challenged through Swiss accounts, which were also against the names of different companies.