Fake Bank Accounts: Asif Ali Zardari has not been named as a direct suspect

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday prepared three references in Rawalpindi pertaining to the fake bank accounts and mega money laundering case.

Former president Asif Ali Zardari has not been named as a direct suspect in the references, sources said and added that the references have been forwarded to the NAB headquarters.

Najam Zaman, Ali Memon and other suspects, who are already in NAB's custody are named in the three references, the sources added. "All suspects named in the references are considered to be close aides of Zardari, however, the former president himself has not been name as a direct suspect in the references."

"NAB executive board will grant approval for the references to be filed in the accountability court and the chairman of the accountability board, Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal, is expected to hold a meeting in this regard in the next few days," the sources further said.

Zardari has been granted pre-arrest interim bail by the Islamabad High Court in the case.