Park Lane, Thatta water supply references: Indictment of Zardari, others deferred till October 5

ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court hearing multi-billion rupees fake bank accounts case on Monday, deferred indictment of former president Asif Ali Zardari and other accused in the Park Lane and Thatta water supply references till October 5th.

The Accountability Court judge, Muhammad Azam, while hearing both the references, deferred indictment of the accused after the court was informed that some of the accused were absent. The court issued non-bailable arrest warrants of those accused, who did not appear before it, and adjourned hearing till October 5th.

The court issued non-bailable arrest warrant of Sher nominated in Park Lane reference, and Mohammad Siddiq Sulemani, nominated in Thatta water supply reference. The court ordered for them to be arrested and presented in court, during the next hearing.

Those who were nominated by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the supplementary reference filed in the connection with Park Lane case include, Asif Ali Zardari, Muhammad Iqbal Memon, director Park Lane Company, M/s Park Lane Estate Private Limited, Muhammad Iqbal Khan Noori director M/s Parthenon (Pvt.) Ltd, Muhammad Hanif Accountant M/s Park Lane Estate, M/s Parthenon (Pvt.) Limited, an incorporated entity bearing certificate of incorporation under the provision of the Companies Ordinance 1984, and Hussain Lawai, former president Arif Habib Bank, and the Summit Bank.

The other accused include Abdul Ghani Majid, shareholder/director Regent Service (Pvt.) Ltd multiple companies known as OMNI group, Khawaj Anwar Majid shareholder director OMNI group, Taha Raza public relationship manager Arif Habib Bank now Summit Bank, Farooq Abdullah area branch manager HBL, Uzair Naeem former AVP Summit Bank, M/s Tracom (Pvt.) Ltd through GM south-an incorporated entity bearing certificate of incorporation under the provision of the companies office, Muhammad Saleem Faisal General Manger (GM) M/s Tracom (Pvt.) Limited, and Zahir Ismail.

The anti-graft body nominated Asif Ali Zardari and 13 other suspects in the supplementary filled in the connection with Thatta water supply scam.

The bureau had not nominated Zardari in the interim reference, and Ashfaq Leghari, and In-charge Naudero House Nadeem Bhutto, in the supplementary reference.

In the interim reference, the bureau nominated 13 accused including Ejaz Ahmed Khan, former secretary of Special Initiative Department of Sindh; Hassan Memon, project director/chairman of the procurement committee for the water supply scheme, Thatta; members of the committee namely Ali Akbar Abro, Aijaz Ahmed Memon, Athar Nawaz Durrani, Abdul Haleem Memon, Mohammad Farrukh Khan, Mohammad Ramzan, Mohammad Siddiq Sulemani and Zeeshan Hasan Yousaf, a private contractor Harish, CEO Omni Group Khawaja Abdul Ghani Majeed, and Minahal Majeed.

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