PPP leaders Arbab, Asma Alamgir indicted again in corruption case

By Web Desk
February 12, 2019

Court removes part regarding foreign properties from the indictment

Court removes part regarding foreign properties from the indictment. Photo: File

PESHAWAR: An accountability court on Tuesday once again indicted Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and former federal minister for communications Dr Arbab Alamgir and his wife Asma Alamgir, a former MNA.

Arbab and Asma appeared before theaccountability court as it heard a case against them for owning assets beyond known sources of income.

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After hearing the arguments of both sides, the court once again indicted the PPP leaders and removed the part regarding foreign properties from the new indictment.

The earlier reference againstArbab and Asma mentionedforeign properties.

The court also summoned three witnesses, Sher Dil, Kaleem Shehzad and Dr Rehan, at the next hearing of the case.

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had filed a reference against the couple for allegedly accumulating assets worth Rs332 million which were beyond their known sources of income.


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