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Article: Report regarding Zardari receiving millions in submarine deal a 'conspiracy': Babar.
- Article from:
- Asian News International
- Article date:
- November 12, 2009
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Byline: ANI
Islamabad, Nov.12 (ANI): A day after a report in a leading French newspaper revealed that Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari may have received millions of dollars in kickbacks during the purchase of three submarines from France in 1994, Zardari's spokesman, Farhatullah Babar, rejected the report as a 'conspiracy' against the President.
The News quoted Babar, as saying that the report was yet another attempt to defame Zardari.
The newspaper had reported that investigations have revealed that Zardari received 4.3 million dollars in kickbacks from the sale of three Agosta 90 submarines for 825 million euros (approx. 1.237 billion ...