IHC grants bail to Faryal Talpur in fake accounts case

• IHC has ordered her to submit Rs10mn surety bonds.
• Faryal Talpur was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau on June 14.

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted on Tuesday bail to Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Faryal Talpur in the money laundering through fake accounts case.

The IHC has ordered the PPP leader to submit Rs10 million as surety bonds, local media reported. In the last hearing, the IHC granted bail to PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari in two corruption cases. The bench said that it would announce its verdict regarding Talpur's bail petition on December 17 (today).

My aunt Faryal Talpur granted bail on merit today. She spent 6 months in custody without a trial let alone a conviction. An elected MPA as well as an incredibly brave mother who never ran from any court or NAB call. Dragged from hospital to jail cell. Still smiling #JiyeBhutto ✌️

— Bakhtawar B-Zardari (@BakhtawarBZ) December 17, 2019

In her petition, Talpur said that she is the mother of a differently-abled child. She asked the court to grant bail so that she can care for her child until the completion of the trial. Talpur was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau on June 14.