Not afraid of arrest, says Bilawal.

KARACHI -- Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that he is not afraid of being taken under arrest, saying that he will speak more bravely if such an attempt is made against him.

Addressing a news conference in Karachi on Monday, the PPP leader refused to appear before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi on December 24 (Tuesday), adding the notice served to him by the anti-corruption watchdog is 'unconstitutional and illegal'.

'I am not afraid of being detained, but will speak more aggressively if an attempt made to arrest me,' Bilawal cautioned.

The PPP leader alleged that the National Accountability Bureau was targeting opposition political leaders, saying that anti-corruption watchdog was defaming politicians through baseless allegations.

It must be noted that the NAB Rawalpindi has summoned the party chairman in a fake accounts probe for JV-Opal-225, a joint venture of Zardari Group Ltd.

The PPP chairman has been asked to appear before the NAB Rawalpindi office on December 24 (Tuesday) at 11:00 am.

Reportedly, the Opal-225 (referred in tax record is a joint investment of Zardari Group Ltd) was initiated on October 15, 2011. In 2009, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and his father became shareholders of the company.

Allegedly, billions of rupees were transferred to the company's accounts via fake bank accounts. The company took out loans of billions of rupees from the banks.

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