The Accountability Court hearing the multibillion rupees fake bank accounts case, involving former president Asif Ali Zardari, Wednesday approved plea bargain of seven accused who returned 263 acres of land worth Rs 10.66 billion to Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM).
Hearing the case, Accountability Court Judge Muhammad Bashir approved plea bargain and ordered to release the accused.
Earlier, Deputy Director NAB Qamar Shehzad produced seven accused including Hammad Shahid, Abdul Ghani, Tariq Baig, Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Yousuf, Aamir, and Siraj Shahid before the court.
He informed the court that the suspects have filed plea bargain and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman has approved it.
During the hearing, the judge asked the accused, "Did you file plea bargain under any pressure?" The accused told the court that there is no pressure on them and they have filed plea bargain according to their own will.
The NAB Rawalpindi Tuesday last submitted its report regarding plea bargain of the accused. As per the NAB's report, accused Hammad Shahid returned 34 acres of land, Abdul Ghani, 37 acres of land, Tariq Baig, 33 acres of land, Muhammad Iqbal, 32 acres of land, Muhammad Yousuf, 37 acres of land, Aamir, 40 acres of land, and Siraj Shahid returned 50 acres of land to the PSM.
The investigation officer also informed the court that accused Muhammad Tauseef has become an approver and also returned Rs 420 million in cash.
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