Pakistani government bans Asif Ali Zardari from leaving country

Islamabad: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government on Thursday decided to ban former President and PPP co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari and another 171 people, linked to a money laundering case being probed on the orders of the apex court, from leaving the country. Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said in a press briefing here that the Cabinet decided to include the Pakistan Peoples Party leader and another 171 people in the Exit Control List, which prevents those on it from leaving the country, Geo News reported. “He (Zardari) does not take it (the investigation) seriously. Hopefully, after today he will take it seriously,” Chaudhry said after a Cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan. Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur and former Pakistan Stock Exchange chairman Hussain Lawai are among those being investigated by a joint commission comprising members of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and intelligence services for allegedly laundering money through at least 29 fake accounts. (IANS)

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