Pakistan Views

Additional District and Sessions Judge Ijaz Hussain Awan on Wednesday accepted an application of co-chairman PPP Asif Ali Zardari seeking exemption from personal appearance in a drug case against him registered in 1998.
Advocate Khurram Latif Khosa appearing on behalf of Zardari told the court that his client being the head of country’s major political party was busy nowadays owing to the formation of upcoming parliament so he could not appear before the court.
The counsel further argued that the drug case against Zardari was a result of political victimization and the former prime minister also admitted that the cases registered against his client were only due to political rivalry.
The court after accepting the exemption application of Asif Ali Zardari and adjourned the hearing till March 27.