RAWALPINDI: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has challenged in Lahore High Court (LHC) acquittal of former president Asif Ali Zardari by Accountability Court (AC) in assets case.
NAB has taken plea that AC has given the decision about acquittal of Asif Zardari without any merit and without seeing the evidence. A wrong example has been set by acquitting Asif Zardari after listening to incomplete details of the case.
It has been said in the context of appeal plea that AC did not allow to submit important record and ignored the crucial witnesses of the case.
NAB has claimed in the appeal that it has 22000 verified documents as evidence against Asif Ali Zardari pertaining to off shore companies, surrey palace and banks accounts..
NAB further stated in the appeal plea the material collected from abroad in respect of the case reveal that Asif Zardari and his family owns several off shore companies. The record related surrey palace and Mirza Sugar Mills is also available. The court can summon the record if it wills and more proceedings can be initiated on the basis of this record.
NAB took the plea the court rejected illegally our solid arguments in assets reference.
NAB prayed the court to set aside the decision about acquittal of Asif Ali Zardari and award punishment as per law.
NAB Rawalpindi has constituted special team under special prosecutor Imran Shafiq to pursue the case.
