DUBAI:  (DNA) – Reports regarding arrest of Owais Muzaffar, alias Tappi, were rejected on Monday shortly after TV channels reported that the foster brother of Asif Zardari was taken into custody by the Interpol. Citing unnamed  sources in Federal Investigation Agency, that the reports regarding Tappi’s arrest were not correct. Earlier, TV channels reported that the  arrest was made on Pakistan’s request and Tappi was expected to  be transferred to Pakistan soon. The TV channel reported that the former Sindh Assembly lawmaker  is accused of selling government lands   in violationRead More

ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – Close aide of former president Asif Ali Zardari and former lawmaker Owais Muzaffar Tappi was arrested from Dubai, sources said on Tuesday. Muzaffar, alias Tappi, has been arrested for his involvement in a case pertaining to money laundering of billions through fictitious bank accounts. Asif Ali Zardari, Faryal Talpur, Omni Group’s Anwar Majeed and his son Abdul Ghani Majeed, former Pakistan Stock Exchange chairperson Lawai, Summit Bank Senior Vice-President Taha Raza are among those being investigated by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the anti-graft watchdog separately. TheRead More

ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday has issued summonses to ex-prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for using bullet proof cars for personal purposes during their tenure. The anti-corruption watchdog, while opening another inquiry against the former premiers, has said that Nawaz Sharif and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi used bullet proof cars that were brought for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) conference for personal matters. The team also interrogated Sharif’s principal secretary Fawad Hassan Fawad and former foreign secretary in this regard.