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Zardari sent to Adiala Jail on judicial remand till August 19
[DAWN] An accountability court in Islamabad on Friday sent PPP co-chairman  Asif Ali Ten PercentZardari ... husband of the late Benazir Bhutto, who has been singularly lacking in curiosity about who done her in ... to Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail on judicial remand till August 19 in the fake bank accounts case. Zardari was presented before accountability judge Mohammad Bashir who sent the former president to jail after NAB prosecutor Muzaffar Abbasi argued that there had been a new development in the case and sought an extension in the PPP leader's physical remand. Requesting further custody of Zardari, Abbasi said that a suspect had given a statement which they wanted to confront Zardari about. An official notification issued by the court stated that Zardari's judicial remand had been approved and he was to be kept in jail until his next court appearance on August 19. Prior to this, the PPP co-chairperson was in NAB custody. On July 29, the court had granted a 10-day remand of the former president. Related: Adiala Jail: 2019-04-10 Cancellation of Lakhvi’s bail in Mumbai attacks case sought Adiala Jail: 2018-10-19 ATC sends owner, producer of web channel on judicial remand to Adiala jail for airing anti-judiciary remarks Adiala Jail: 2018-09-12 Govt allows Nawaz Sharif, Maryam to attend Kulsoom funeral in Lahore on parole Related: Asif Ali Zardari: 2019-07-14 Fazl demands Nawaz’s release after video leak Asif Ali Zardari: 2019-07-11 NAB arrests Sindh Bank chief, two other officials in fake accounts case Asif Ali Zardari: 2019-07-02 NAB arrests Zardari in Park Lane case as well Posted by: Fred 2019-08-17 |
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