RAWALPINDI: An accountability court acquitted former president Asif Ali Zardari in a reference pertaining to his assets on Saturday.
Justice Khalid Mehmood Ranjha, of accountability court no 1, accepted the documents requesting acquittal of the Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairperson.The reference filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has no legal standing, stated the court order.
After the verdict, Zardari’s lawyer Farooq Hamid Naek, while speaking to Geo News, explained that the reference against his client was filed in 1998 under sections of Accountability Act 1997.
He added said that the reference alleged that Zardari had created illegal assets. Naek further said the reference against the former president was filed by former NAB chairman Saif-ur-Rehman on Nawaz Sharif’s request and added that the accountability body failed to provide any evidence in the case.“NAB’s investigating officer accepted that Asif Ali Zardari had no share in the sugar mills,†Zardari’s legal counsel said.Naek added Zardari has been acquitted in eight corruption references. Six cases were filed during Nawaz’s tenure while two were filed during Pervez Musharraf’s tenure.
After the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) was passed, all references against Zardari had ceased to exist. Once the NRO was revoked, Zardari had immunity as the president of Pakistan.
Another trial then commenced against Zardari when his presidential immunity ended.
Trending
- AJK IRD Nongazetted Employees body thanks AJK govt. for its sympathetic consideration to solve Issues confronted by the employees during professional duties.
- Pasban-e-Hurriyat condemns more than 100 recent detentions in occupied Kashmir
- Chaudhary Naeem Akhtar says Saudi Arabia played a pivotal role in improving Pakistan’s economic situation
- International Symposium to remember Kashmiri leader Amanullah Khan on his 8th Death Anniversary tomorrow- Friday – April 26:
- Local elections are being held in the UK next week on May 2
- Chaudhry Anwarul Haq will be the PM of AJK in the future as well. Usman Haidari
- Cleaners are the most important people of our society: Rai Muhammad Akbar
- Javed Badhanvi presides over an important meeting regarding the resettlement of 1989 refugees