Supreme court of Pakistan is hearing now a days an important case which can disturb the politics of country at the national level.
The story of fake accounts started back in 2015 when a case was registered against Hussain Lawai former Chairman of Pakistan stock exchange and a close friend of PPP co chairman Asif Ali Zardari.
Progress in case was very slow and Governments of previous parties were not cooperating with investigations. However after the elections investigations took a sharp speed and on 15 August close of friend of Asif Ali Zardaru and Chairman of Omni group Anwar Majeed and his son Abdul Ghani Majeed were attested. A banking court issued non bailable warrants of Asif Ali Zardari declaring him absconder on 17 of August. On 18 August Islamabad high court accepted the plea of Asif Ali Zardari for protective bale for 5 lac PKR. Asif Ali Zardari assured the court that he will appear before the court of law.
The case took another turn on 5th september when Chief justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar took a suo moto notice and ordered a JIT under the Ehsan Sadiq Add. DG ecnomic crime wing. Court also oredred Pakistan rangers to provide complete secuirty protection to all members of JIT and witness of the case. However unlike Panama case JIT no member from MI and ISI were made part of JIT of this case.
According to media reports these fake accounts were used for money laundering which was received by the accused from kickbacks and other criminal activities. Asif Ali Zardari along with her sister Faryal Talpur are suspected to be major beneficiaries of these fake accounts and this is validated by the reports complains of JIT that Sindh gov is not cooperating with investigations.
It's important to note that as the case continued accused were shifted to hospitals for fake medical complains however they were sent back to the jail after chief justice suddenly visited hospitals and found that accused were kept there only to give them all necessities of life.
Case came under the highlight of media when at the end of september it was found that a fake account was registered on the name of a food vendor named Abdul Qadir who is seller of falooda from last many years. It was also a surprise for Abdul Qadir when FIA first summoned him on 17 september and asked him about the transactions of 2.5 billion PKR. After this a series of fake accounts came under the highlight of media including a Rickshaw driver where 3 bllion PKR were transferred. Series also included a student of KPK and recently a laundryman again from Sindh. It is also intresting to note that all fake accounts were registered in Summit bank, Standard Chartere bank and United Bank Limited.
According to media reports the figure has risen up to approx 100 billions according to a report submitted in supreme court by JIT. Chief justice has vowed that he will make sure that all those involved in this crime are punished according to the law.
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