It is pertinent to mention here that the accountability court had indicted former federal minister Dr Arbab Alamgir and his wife Asma Alamgir, who is also a former MNA, in a reference accusing them of possessing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has alleged that both accumulated assets to the tune of Rs 332 million, which were disproportionate to their known sources of income. The couple have repeatedly claimed innocence and stated that all their assets were acquired through known sources.
Earlier, Thursday's hearing, the Accountability Court Judge Muhammad Ishtiaq presided over the hearing of the case in Peshawar where the suspects pleaded not guilty, and termed the accusations "baseless". Meanwhile, the judge ordered them to submit their response on the reference till Feb 12. Subsequently, the lawyers were directed to submit their arguments on the next hearing.
On November 20, 2018, the NAB had approved inquiries against them and claimed that during investigation it was revealed that both of them had accumulated huge assets worth millions of rupees. Allegedly, both the suspects accumulated assets to the tune of Rs 332 million, which were disproportionate to their known sources of income.