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Asif Ali Zardari: Former Pakistan president Zardari arrested
Source: BBC
Asif Ali Zardari: Former Pakistan president Zardari arrested
10 June 2019
Asif Ali Zardari, the former president of Pakistan, has been arrested in Islamabad over a money laundering case.
It came after a high court rejected extending pre-arrest bail for him and his sister. They are accused of hiding financial kickbacks in fake accounts.
Mr Zardari has previously spent time in jail on corruption charges, but was president from 2008 until 2013.
He was elected to office after the assassination of his wife, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Footage on Pakistani media shows members of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) entering his home after the Islamabad High Court's decision.
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10 June 2019
Asif Ali Zardari, the former president of Pakistan, has been arrested in Islamabad over a money laundering case.
It came after a high court rejected extending pre-arrest bail for him and his sister. They are accused of hiding financial kickbacks in fake accounts.
Mr Zardari has previously spent time in jail on corruption charges, but was president from 2008 until 2013.
He was elected to office after the assassination of his wife, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Footage on Pakistani media shows members of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) entering his home after the Islamabad High Court's decision.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48584887
Mr Zardari is also the co-chairman of the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) (EPA)
