Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Friday arrested Aslam Masood, one of the main accused in the fake bank accounts case and chief financial officer of Omni Group of Companies, at Islamabad airport after he was shifted there by Interpol. Sources said that Masood, who was arrested by Interpol, also remained accountant of former President and PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari.

He is one of the chief suspects in the case along with 19 other suspects including former President Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur. The Supreme Court (SC) had issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Masood, who was declared an absconder in August last year. Sources said that Masood is accused of forgery, cheating, impersonation, corruption and money laundering. He is also accused of laundering Rs 54 billion through 107 fake bank accounts, they added.

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