ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court Islamabad on Wednesday recorded the statement of prosecution witness who produced various documents in mega money laundering case involving former president Asif Ali Zardari, his sister Faryal Talpur, and others.

The Accountability Court-II Judge Muhamamd Azam Khan, while hearing the mega money laundering case, recorded the statement of prosecution witness, Ahsan Aslam. At the start of the hearing, counsels for Zardari, Talpur and other accused filed separate applications seeking one-day exemption for their clients, which the court approved.

Ahsan told the court that he appeared before Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)’s Assistant Director (AD) Muhammad Ali Abro on July 9, 2018, and produced relevant record before him.

The NAB’s prosecutor told the court that witness, Muhammad Naeem, did not appear before the court as he was tested positive for Covid-19. The court adjourned hearing of the case till January 14.

The NAB had nominated Zardari, Faryal Talpur, Hussain Lawai, Anwar Majid, Abdul Ghani Majeed, Taha Raza, Arif Khan, Muhammad Umair, Syed Hussain Faisal Shah Jamote, Azam Wazir Khan, Nimr Majid, Mustafa Z Majid, Ali Kemal Malik, M Younas Kudwavi, Zain Malik, Haji Haroon, Khawaja Muhammad Salman Younus, Pir Darvesh Khan, Imran Khan, Muhammad Aurangzeb, and Bilal Shaikh, in the supplementary reference filed in connection with mega money laundering case.

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