Former Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari entering at Islamabad High Court for his bail appeal. (Photo: Farooq Naeem)
Former Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is arrested in a multi-million dollar money laundering case.
Zardari – who is now a member of the national parliament – and his sister, also a politician, have been accused of using bogus bank accounts to hide and transfer kickbacks.
He has previously spent time in jail on corruption charges, but was president from 2008 until 2013.
Mr Zardari has long been considered one of the most controversial figures in Pakistani politics. He spent time in jail in the 1990s and 2000s, and was nicknamed “Mr 10%” for the commissions on government contracts he allegedly received, BBC reported.
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