Many conflicting reports have emerged over the alleged arrest of Owais Muzaffar, a close aide and foster brother of former president Asif Ali Zardari, in Dubai.

It was reported that he was taken into custody by NAB with the help of Interpol. He was expected to be extradited to Pakistan, sources in the NAB had told SAMAA TV.

The authorities never confirmed the arrest.

Muzaffar told Ary News that he was in Dubai and he saw the news of his arrest on media.

The Federal Investigation Agency told Geo News that the Muzaffar has not been arrested. It was denied by sources in the interior ministry too.

PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that Muzaffar was never arrested. He remarked that PPP hasn’t contacted him in over a year.

Zardari’s aide is being investigated for his involvement in cases pertaining to assets beyond known means of income and illegal sale of government land.

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