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NAB withdraws cases against PM’s wife

LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has officially filed an application in the Accountability Court of Karachi to withdraw two cases filed against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s wife Fauzia Gilani, BBC reported on Thursday.

Pakistan Green Fertilisers Limited Director Fauzia Yousuf Gilani, Ziaur Rehman, Khalid Hussain, Nasreen Munawar Chaudhry and Syeda Samina Abrar allegedly get a loan of Rs 71 million from the Zarai Taraqiati Bank in 1987 and did not return the money.

They were also accused of receiving another loan of Rs 100 million from the same bank and not returning it. On Thursday, the NAB counsel filed an application with the court to withdraw the cases, stating that the parties had agreed to an out-of-court settlement.
Source: Daily Times
Date:9/4/2009