Money laundering case: NAB arrests Zardari's close aide Aftab Memon
- By Web Desk -
- Mar 08, 2019
RAWALPINDI: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday arrested Aftab Memon, the close aide of former president Asif Ali Zardari, sources informed ARY News.
According to details, NAB’s Rawalpindi division arrested Memon from Islamabad and will present him before an accountability court today to seek his remand, sources added.
Aftab Memon is the secretary of Karachi Development Authority who is accused of illegally allotting 7,000 acre land to frontmen of political personalities, sources further said.
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The unlawful allotment incurred Rs800 million loss to the national kitty as per NAB sources.
On the other hand, a banking court of Karachi extended the interim bail till March 11 of former president Asif Ali Zardari, his sister Faryal Talpur and other accused in a money laundering case.
Money laundering case
Asif Ali Zardari, his sister Faryal Talpur and other accused are facing a probe into the money laundering scam involving over Rs35 billion laundered through fake bank accounts.
Zardari’s close aides Hussain Lawai and Anwar Majeed are also being investigated in the scandal. They both are in custody.
A Joint Investigation Team (JIT) formed to probe into the mega money laundering scam submitted its report in the Supreme Court. The report revealed that 29 fake bank accounts had been identified, which were used for money laundering.