NAB files supplementary reference against Zardari, Faryal

RAWALPINDI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi filed a supplementary reference against former president Asif Ali Zardari, his sister Faryal Talpur and 24 others.

The accused Asif Ali Zardari and Faryal Talpur in connivance with other accused misappropriated the funds of Summit Bank by releasing unauthorized payments to M/s Regent Services and various fake/benami vendors including A-One International for purchase of G-2 Land and its construction. According to the NAB, the accused were also involved in approval of fraudulent finance facility to beneficial owners of Alfa Zulu Co. Pvt. Ltd and Plaza Enterprises Pvt. Ltd through benemidars and its misappropriation by placing in fake accounts as well as routing through different entities.

The NAB stated that it was also established that an amount of Rs1,200 million from sundry account of Summit Bank Limited was illegally transferred and misappropriated with mala fide intention by the accused persons and also an amount of Rs950 million was transferred from sundry account of Summit Bank to extend undue benefit and favour to the accused persons especially Zardari. It said that the investigation further established that Anver Majid, Abdul Ghani Majid, Mustafa Z. Majid and Imran Khan in this matter played pivotal role in commission of offence for generating hefty amounts illegally with active connivance of Hussain Lawai and Taha Raza for the benefit of Asif Ali Zardari.

The liabilities calculated so far in respect of collusive spending by Summit Bank Ltd on purchase and construction of Plot No. G-2amount to Rs7,020 million, misappropriated amount of fraudulent finance facility through M/s Alfa Zulu Co. Pvt Ltd to Rs700 million and amounts of fake account utilized by the accused persons out of Rs4.4 billion deposited into the account of A-One International is taken up so far to the extent of debited liability of Rs436.6 million to avoid overlapping in other ongoing cases/inquiries.