Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-C
hairman Asif Ali Zardari’s physical remand has been extended until July 29th on Monday by the N
ational Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the fake accounts case.
The co-c
hairman of the PPP was taken into NAB custody from his residence in the federal capital and was taken to the NAB Rawalpindi office.
N
AB prosecutor said that they needed more time to investigate t
he case. The Bureau requested another extension in the physical remand of Zardari. The court accepted the request and extended the physical remand of Zardari till July 29.
According to the r
eport, the JIT identified 11,500 bank accounts and 924 account holders at the start of their investigation.
In July, Zardari’s close aide Hussain Lawai and three others were arrested. Subsequently, the first case was registered in the mega-corruption scandal.