On January 7, the top court had directed FIA to forward the case to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), giving it two months to wrap up the investigation. The petition contends that the apex court had asked FIA to assist NAB in its investigation, however, in violation of court orders, the FIA is still conducting its own “parallel investigation” into the case which is “illegal”. The petition adds that this investigation of the case by two different departments poses the risk of a “prejudiced trial” of the accused. An appeal will be filed in the apex court in this regard by tomorrow, the FIA prosecutor said. Previously, Zardari had filed another petition in the apex court seeking a review of its decision to send the fake bank accounts case to the accountability watchdog.

Source: Pakistan Today February 15, 2019 10:33 UTC