NAB arrests Faryal Talpur in fake bank accounts case
The National Accountability Bureau on Friday arrested Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Faryal Talpur from Islamabad in a case related to money laundering through alleged fake bank accounts. Talpur's arrest comes after her brother, former president and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, was arrested by the anti-graft body earlier this week. NAB arrests Asif Ali Zardari in fake bank accounts case On Monday, the Islamabad High Court rejected the two leaders' bail plea in connection to a high-profile case of money laundering allegedly through fake banks accounts. In its orders, the Islamabad High Court allowed the NAB to arrest Zardari and Talpur, both of whom now have the option to appeal the order in the Supreme Court. The NAB is investigating four cases where the former president and his sister are the prime accused. The cases pertain to transactions worth hundreds of millions of rupees to the two leaders' priv