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Zardari gets bail till 28th in US flat probe
July 8, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday granted interim bail to former president Asif Zardari till July 28, in a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) inquiry pertaining to a property in New York City.
The court granted bail to the former president against surety bonds worth Rs500,000 and stopped the NAB from arresting him until the next date of hearing. The bench also sought comments from the anti-graft body against the pre-arrest bail petition.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Justice Aamer Farooq announced the decision after listening to arguments from the petitioner’s lawyer Farook H Naek. Zardari appeared before the court in compliance with the bench’s directives.
By News Desk
ISLAMABAD: In a thinly veiled assertion that he is being treated unfairly due to his ethnicity, former president Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday remarked that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif’s domicile is “better” than his. Speaking outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC), where he had appeared for a bail hearing against his wishes, Zardari was asked to give his opinion on whether the laws were different for him and the PML-N leader. To this, he simply said, “Mian Sahab’s domicile is better than mine”.
He was referring to underlying resentment among Pakistan’s smaller ethno-linguistic groups against the dominant Punjabi ethnic group. Zardari had been told to show up in person for the hearing even though his counsel had pleaded that he was not required to do so due to his ill health.
Daily Times IHC grants pre-arrest bail to former president in New York apartment case till July 28
July 8, 2021
Former president Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday remarked that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif’s domicile is ‘better’ than his, in a veiled assertion that he is being treated unfairly due to his ethnicity, a private TV channel reported.
Speaking outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC), where he appeared for a bail hearing, Zardari was asked to give his opinion on whether the laws are different for him and the PML-N leader. “Mian Sahab’s domicile is better than mine,” he responded.
When asked whether he would advise Nawaz to return to Pakistan, the PPP stalwart said he would not give anyone any advice, but if someone wants to, they can.
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ISLAMABAD: Former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday said he had the ability to interact with power circles without any outside support.
He was talking to journalists after securing pre-arrest interim bail in connection with an investigation into the ownership of a New York apartment. Asked whether he wanted to give any message to ‘selectors’ through the media, Mr Zardari said: “Why should I convey a message through you.”
When asked if there was any direct interaction of the PPP with them, he said: “We are also citizens of Pakistan and we are living in this country.”