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Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, appeared before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday to record his statement in the fake bank accounts and money laundering case.

According to accountability watchdog, Bilawal has shares in the private firm Opal-225 which was set up in 2011, in collaboration with Zardari Group.

Upon his appearance the PPP chairperson recorded his statement and a written questionnaire was issued for which he has been given 10 days to submit his response.

Bilawal said that over a year ago, the then chief justice of Pakistan had stated that Bilawal was innocent, adding that he had presented himself before the authorities three times and had also answered the bureau's questions.

PPP Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokar stated that: “Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will appear before the NAB despite the fact that the NAB notice to him is just political victimization. The PPP chairman believes in the supremacy of the law of the land.”

Khokar noted that NAB sent Bilawal a notice within the week after he protested against the the PTI's 'anti-poor' economic policies.

The NAB had earlier summoned him last year on May 29 to record his statement in the money laundering case. He had also been summoned on May 17 in relation to the Park Lane case.