SC issues notice to Zardari, orders forfeiture of Omni Group properties

LAHORE: The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari in the wake of a Joint Investigation Team’s report on mega money laundering scandal involving him and his sister Faryal Talpur.

A bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar, directed the PPP leader to submit his replies until Dec 31.

Meanwhile, it ordered the authorities concerned to seize all properties owned by the Omni Group.

It gave these directions after going through the report of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT).

Earlier, on Friday, Karachi’s banking court had extended interim bail Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur in a money laundering case.

The judge granted an extension in the PPP leaders’ bail until Jan 7. This is the fourth time they have been granted extension in their bail.

Zardari and Talpur are facing a probe into a money laundering scam involving over Rs35 billion laundered through fake bank accounts. Zardari’s close aides Hussain Lawai and Anwar Majeed, head of the Omni Group are also being investigated in the scandal. They both are in custody.

JIT report submitted in SC

A Joint Investigation Team (JIT) formed to probe into the mega money laundering scam had submitted its report to the Supreme Court.

The JIT report, comprises over 7500 pages and more than a dozen volumes, points out involvement of a key politician from Sindh in money-laundering through fake bank accounts, sources said.

The report submitted in the apex court also complained that the government of Sindh didn’t extend satisfactory cooperation to the investigation team.

According to sources, the report also said to be attached the evidence against Omni Group of Companies for their involvement in money-laundering.

It is pertinent to mention here that, Supreme Court had constituted a six-member joint investigation team to investigate the case.

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