The ongoing proceedings in the fake bank accounts case on Wednesday saw three of the accused agreeing to a plea bargain.
Three accused, namely Khursheed Anwar Jamali, Arif Ali and Asif Mehmood, who are currently under arrest, have submitted pleas, requesting the authorities to allow them enter into a plea bargain.
Physical remand of all three individuals has been extended until July 31 by the accountability court.
Judge Muhammad Bashir, who has been presiding over the case proceedings, inquired about the status of the plea bargain from the investigative office (IO) in-charge. The IO replied that the matter was being considered and worked upon.
He also informed the court that two of the accused in the case have had their submissions forwarded to the headquarters for formal approval.
The judge ordered the National Accountability Bureau Headquarters to take prompt action on the submissions. He also notified that this was the last time that he was giving a physical remand of the three accused to the NAB.
Earlier, the NAB on June 17 took three other individuals in custody. Those detained by the anti-graft watchdog included Tando Kazim Ali, who is being revealed as a finance manager of a sugar mill, along with Faisal and Amanullah. Kazim has been accused of embezzling approximately Rs 846 million in collusion with the Omni Group.
Accused Faisal Nadeem has been revealed as the finance manager of Chamber Sugar Mills, sources within the NAB confirmed. Sources further claimed that the accused had acquired Rs 400 million from the Sindh government through illegal documents.
