Former President and Co-Chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Asif Ali Zardari was arrested on Monday at his residence in Islamabad by a team of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for his alleged involvement in a fake bank accounts scam. According to sources, the legal team of Mr. Zardari, who is also a Member of the National Assembly (MNA), will appeal against this order in the Supreme Court. Several people are named as accused in the fake bank accounts case. The FIA said fake accounts were used to park ill-gotten wealth, which was later sent out of the country through money laundering. Mr. Zardari has said on several occasions that he is not afraid of going to jail, that it is like his second home.

Source: The Hindu June 10, 2019 12:48 UTC