–Sindh Assembly Speaker issues Talpur’s production ordersISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad on Saturday handed over Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Faryal Talpur to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on a nine-day physical remand in the fake bank accounts case. “Her arrest warrants were issued on June 13,” he said, adding that she was a primary accused in the fake accounts reference case. In its orders, the IHC allowed the NAB to arrest Zardari and Talpur, both of whom are now expected to file an appeal in the Supreme Court. The cases pertain to transactions worth hundreds of millions of rupees to the two leaders’ private companies, allegedly, through fake bank accounts. FAKE ACCOUNTS SAGA:Information regarding the fake accounts were disclosed when an intelligence agency arrested a prominent money changer for investigation in another matter.

Source: Pakistan Today June 15, 2019 07:18 UTC