ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court (AC) hearing multi-billion rupees fake bank accounts case, on Wednesday, made the record, produced by a prosecution in connection with Park Lane cases, part of court record.
The Accountability Court judge, Muhammad Azam Khan, while hearing Park Lane case, involving former president Asif Ali Zardari and other accused, recorded statement of prosecution Ahsan Aslam, registrar companies of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP).
At the start of the hearing, Zardari’s counsel filed an application seeking one-day exemption of his client, which the court approved.
He told the court that he appeared before the NAB, and the investigation officer recorded his statement. The court made the record produced by the witness part of court record.
The court adjourned hearing of the case till October 28th, and Aslam will continue recording of his statement before the court.
During the previous hearing, it summoned three prosecution witnesses, including Nabeel Zahoor, Ahsan Aslam, and Abdul Qabeer, in Park Lane case.
Those who were nominated by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the supplementary reference filed in 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.
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