ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Monday summoned former president Asif Ali Zardari in the Thatta water supply scheme reference, an offshoot of the money laundering through fake bank accounts scam. According to the reference, the instant case pertains to the illegal award of a contract by Sindh’s Special Initiative Department for the water supply scheme in Thatta to a private contractor. Zardari was released after being granted bail by the IHC on Dec 11 on medical grounds. The report was prepared by the medical board of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital constituted over directives of the court. Later, the IHC bench approved the bail plea of Asif Ali Zardari on medical grounds.

Source: Pakistan Today January 27, 2020 11:14 UTC