Zardari, Talpur to be indicted on January 22 in Park Lane case

• Accountability court has issued notices to the accused and directed that they be present in the next hearing

An accountability court of Islamabad will indict Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leaders Asif Ali Zardari, Faryal Talpur and others accused in the Park Lane reference on January 22.

During the hearing on Tuesday, the court heard the fake bank accounts and Park Lane reference cases. The court was informed that the National Accountability Bureau has removed five names of the suspects from the list and added nine new names in the supplementary reference.

Zardari, Talpur along with others being investigated have been issued notices and the court has directed that they be presented in the next hearing, local media reported. All the accused in the reference will be indicted on January 22.

The PPP co-chairperson Zardari is currently in Karachi after the Islamabad High Court granted him bail in the Park Lane and fake accounts cases on medical grounds.