ISLAMABAD: The prosecution witness produced different documents before the Accountability Court hearing multi-billion rupees fake bank accounts case on Wednesday with respect to Park Lane case.

The Accountability Court Judge Muhamamd Azam Khan, while hearing Park Lane case involving former president Asif Ali Zardari and other accused recorded statement of prosecution witness Ahsan Aslam, registrar companies of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP).

At the start of the hearing, Zardari’s counsel filed an application seeking one-day exemption of his client, which the court approved.

The witness, while testifying before the court, said that he produced different documents before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) investigation officer (IO) including certified two copies of incorporation M/S Orient Automotive Industries (Pvt) Ltd, certified two copies of form A of M/S Orient Automotive Industries (Pvt) Ltd, certified two copies of certificate of incorporation M/s Tamair Mashriq (Pvt) Ltd, and some other documents.

The court adjourned hearing of the case till November 5, and Aslam will continue recording of his statement before the court.

Those who were nominated by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the supplementary reference filed in the connection with Park Lane case included, Asif Ali Zardari, Muhammad Iqbal Memon, director Park Lane Company, M/s Park Lane Estate Private Limited, Muhammad Iqbal Khan Noori director M/s Parthenon (Pvt) Ltd, Muhammad Hanif Accountant M/s Park Lane Estate, M/s Parthenon (Pvt) Limited, an incorporated entity bearing certificate of incorporation under the provision of the Companies Ordinance 1984, and Hussain Lawai, former president Arif Habib Bank, and the Summit Bank.

The other accused included Abdul Ghani Majid, shareholder/director Regent Service (Pvt) Ltd multiple companies known as Omni Group, Khawaj Anwar Majid shareholder director OMNI group, Taha Raza public relationship manager Arif Habib Bank now Summit Bank, Farooq Abdullah area branch manager HBL, Uzair Naeem former AVP Summit Bank, M/s Tracom (Pvt) Ltd through GM south-an incorporated entity bearing certificate of incorporation under the provision of the companies office, Muhammad Saleem Faisal General Manger (GM) M/s Tracom (Pvt) Limited, and Zahir Ismail.

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