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.
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.
IHC wants Zardari in person for bail hearing
By News Desk
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday directed former president Asif Ali Zardari to appear in person today (Wednesday) for a hearing on his interim bail petition in a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) inquiry pertaining to an apartment in New York City.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Aamer Farooq heard the pre-arrest bail case of the former president filed through his counsel Farook Naek.
At the outset of hearing, Naek pleaded that the former president could not appear before the court due to health problems and requested the court to grant him bail in the NAB inquiry in his absence. He said he had also filed an application seeking exemption from hearing for his client.
July 7, 2021
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday rejected a request to hear former president Asif Ali Zardari’s pre-arrest bail plea in New York apartment case in absentia.
A division bench of the IHC comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Aamer Farooq heard the pre-arrest bail, while an application for Zardari’s exemption from court attendance on medical grounds was also filed, a private TV channel reported.
Zardari had filed a plea for pre-arrest bail after the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) opened an investigation into a New York apartment allegedly owned by Zardari.
During the hearing, Zardari’s lawyer Farooq H Naik pleaded that the former president couldn’t appear before the court due to health problems. He prayed the court to grant him bail in NAB inquiry in his absence. He contended that Zardari is under treatment at a private hospital in Karachi.
July 7, 2021
ISLAMABAD: On former president Asif Ali Zardari interim bail plea on NAB inquiry on apartment in New York City, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday directed him to appear in person today (July 7). An IHC division bench, comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Aamer Farooq, heard the pre-arrest bail case of former president filed through his counsel Farook H. Naek. During hearing Naek pleaded that former president couldn t appear before court due to health problems and prayed the court to grant him bail in NAB inquiry in his absence. He said that he had also filed an application, seeking exemption from hearing for his client. Zardari was under treatment in hospital, he contended. He, however, said that the former president would appear before court if it summoned him in person. Justice Farooq remarked that it was necessary for anyone to appear before court to get interim bail under the law. IHC chief justice remarked that it could be set as precedent f