Asif Zardari Granted Protective Bail In Money Laundering Case

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Asif Zardari granted protective bail in money laundering case

Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb heard the matter in his chamber and approved his request.

Islamabad (Pakistan Point News – 18th August, 2018) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has approved former president Asif Ali Zardari’s protective bail in the money laundering case.


The Pakistan People’ Party (PPP) co-chairman appeared before the IHC along with his daughter Aseefa Bhutto Zardari on Saturday. Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb heard the matter in his chamber and approved the request.

Zardari had filed a petition in the IHC through his counsels Aitzaz Ahsan and Latif Khosa after a local banking court on Friday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for the former president and other absconding suspects in an ongoing probe in a multi-billion money laundering scam.

The former president said that he wanted to appear before the court in the case, which is why he wants protective bail that will prevent the FIA from arresting him. The judge granted him the bail on the condition that he appears before the court in the money laundering case.

The decision in Hussain Lawai's bail plea will be announced on Monday.

Mahnoor Sheikh

The writer is News Editor, Pakistan Point. She has graduated in Mass Communication and has worked in various media houses