ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari’s sister Faryal Talpur on Saturday failed to appear before a team of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for questioning in a case with regard to fake bank accounts.
The probe team had summoned MsTalpur at 11am today, but she didn’t turn up. She, however, submitted a reply through her lawyer, seeking more time to appear before it.
The PPP leader stated that she was busy in a banking court where she obtained pre-arrest bail against a surety bond of Rs two million.
Former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister were summoned earlier on July 11 but they didn’t appear and requested FIA through their counsel to reschedule their appearance after the elections since they were busy canvassing for the elections concluded this week.
Earlier, the FIA’s State Bank Circle submitted a charge-sheet of the case against Hussain Lawai and other accused in the relevant court.
Zardari and his sister were among over a dozen suspects declared absconders in the money-laundering scam.
According to the FIR registered by FIA, transactions of billions of rupees were made into suspicious accounts, including the one owned by the PPP leaders, the Zardari Group, which is accused of receiving Rs 15 million of the laundered money.
Two days after being declared an absconder in a money-laundering scam, Faryal Talpur obtained pre-arrest bail from the Sindh High Court.
Ms Talpur filed a petition in the SHC Larkana circuit bench seeking pre-arrest bail.
The bench approved bail for the PPP leader for six days against a surety of Rs two million and directed her to surrender to the court concerned in the case.
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