Former president Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday filed an application in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking to withdraw his acquittal plea in reference pertaining transaction worth Rs8 billions.
The petitioner had stated in his plea that he wanted to withdraw his case against the judgment of the trial court. He also prayed the court to withdraw its stay order against the proceeding of the trial court. It may be mentioned that the accountability court of Islamabad had dismissed the acquittal plea of former president last year and the decision was challenged in IHC. The IHC had also issued a stay order against the proceeding of the trial court on the appeal of Asif Ali Zardari.
Also, IHC on Thursday sought final arguments in a petition against show-cause notice to SECP’s Additional Director Arslan Hijazi in data leak case. Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the case filed by the Additional Director Arsalan Hijazi challenging a show-cause notice by his department. The lawyer of Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) adopted the stance that SECP’s commissioner couldn’t be appointed for eight month, adding that only officers were working. The matter would be resolved only after appointment of the commissioner, he added. The court summoned final arguments on November 2, and remarked that it hoped that the appointment would be made against the post till that time.
