ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Wednesday summoned former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur in a money laundering probe on Saturday.
In notices issued to the duo, they were asked to appear before a joint investigation team (JIT) which is probing the matter that pertaining to money-laundering from fictitious accounts. The FIA has been investigating the matter that involves at least 32 people.
Earlier this month, Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSE) Chairman Hussain Lawai, a close aide of Zardari, was also arrested.
Talpur and Zardari, however, failed to appear before the agency on July 11 owing to their “electioneering”.
