Talpur granted transit remand till Aug 7

Accused also withdrew application seeking extension in her physical remand

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Thursday granted the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) a transit remand of Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA), Sindh Faryal Talpur till August 7 in the fake accounts case.

The accused also withdrew an application seeking extension in her physical remand’s time period as she wished to participate in the assembly session.

Accountability Court-I Judge Muhammad Bashir heard the application filed by NAB seeking transit remand of Talpur.

During the course of proceedings, the NAB prosecutor pleaded that the accused was supposed to attend the Sindh Assembly session and for the purpose her transit remand was required.

The court accepted NAB’s request and adjourned the case.