RAWALPINDI, 26 Aug (TNS): Former president of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari has been acquitted in a corruption case filed against him 20 years ago.
Justice Khalid Mehmood Ranjha, of Accountability court no 1, accepted the plea from Zardari’s lawyer Farooq Hamid Naek requesting acquittal of the Pakistan People’s Party co-chairperson.
The reference, pertaining to his assets, was filed filed in 1998 under sections of Accountability Act 1997 by National Accountability Bureau.
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The reference filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has no legal standing, stated the court order.
After the verdict, Zardari’s lawyer Farooq H Naek, while speaking to media, explained that 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,” said Zardari’s legal counsel.
Naek said Zardari has been acquitted in eight corruption references. Six cases were filed during Nawaz Sharif’s tenure while two were filed during Pervaiz 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 Once the NRO was revoked, Zardari had immunity as the president of Pakistan.
