Islamabad
Former president Asif Ali Zardari was indicted on Monday by an accountability court in the Thatta Water Supply and Park Lane references.
The PPP leader and others nominated in the references presented themselves before the court on Monday in a hearing presided over by Justice Azam Khan. During the hearing, the former president was presented with a charge sheet for the Thatta Water Supply and Park Lane references, while the other suspects were provided a copy of their indictments.
A total 19 persons were indicted in the Park Lane reference while 15 were indicted in the Thatta Water Supply reference. Zardari pleaded not guilty to the charges as the court directed the National Accountability Bureau to present witnesses in the Park Lane reference by October 20 and in the Thatta Water Supply reference by October 21.—INP
