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NAB withdraws appeals in corruption cases against former Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari

Mostly win for former Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) decided to withdraw appeals in corruption cases against It is reported by ARY News. Cases of corruption registered against co-chairman of the PPP 25 years ago.

BUT plea It has also was filed in Islamabad High Court seeks withdrawal of four appeals against Asif Ali Zardari. The NAB stated that the records against Asif Zardari is not “enough”. In addition, evidence relevant to the case also in the form of photostatic copies. NAB in this is plea represented at the IHC said further investigation of the cases would be an exercise of waste of time.

original record in The case is reported to have disappeared from custody of en accountability court, in addition to original case record of Corrupt links from SGS and Cotecna. accountability court dropped charges against Zardari of using en official job title for monetary benefits in SGS-Cotecna references to corruption in 1998 on November 24, 2015

Zardari and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto was accused of receiving six percent of in total amount like kickbacks for awarding pre-shipment inspection contracts with SGS and Cotecna.

Previously, Zardari handed over the Islamabad Supreme Court (IHC) through his counsel seeking a conclusion of the acquittal in suspicious transaction report worth 8 billion rupees. An accountability the Court (AC) denied his application. Islamabad Supreme Court (IHC) issues restraining order on proceedings of alternating current.

The Dawn reported that, according to ARY Gold’s memo, Bhutto, Zardari and others allegedly allowed ARY Gold owner Haji Abdul Razzak to import duty-free gold and silver between 1995 and 1997. statement before accountability court.

In 2014 accountability the court acquitted Zardari in Links to ARY Gold and Ursus tractors.

The mention of Ursus was about the alleged misappropriation of funds in deal of purchase of 5900 Russian and Polish tractors at a price cost of Rs 150,000 each for Awami Tractor Scheme. While Zardari was one of in main accused together with Bhutto, her name was later removed from the link.

Tractors purchase case allegedly caused loss in the amount of 268.3 million rubles. former Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan (now Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited) and Rs 1.67 billion to the State Bank. of Pakistan.

This was reported in the Supreme Court of Islamabad. in December last year what original record of the link is gone.

The court reprimanded NABU for waste of judgment time and failure to understand for seven years that appeals were filed without original record.

(According to agencies)

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