Summary The case hearing was adjourned till May 21.
RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) – Accountability court in Rawalpindi on Tuesday has exempted former president and leader o Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Asif Ali Zardari from appearing in court for one day in assets reference.
Justice Khalid Ranjha heard the case during which Zardari’s counsel Farooq H. Naik pleaded in the court to adjourn the hearing as his client was unable to appear before the court due to security issues.
The court accepted the request and granted one-day exemption to the accused.
Subsequently, the case hearing was adjourned till May 21.
While talking to the media after the legal proceeding, Farooq H. Naik urged the Punjab government to ensure the security of his client so that he would be able to appear before court.
The assets reference was reopened after the expiry of presidential reference for Zardari on September 8, 2013.
The case was initiated against Zardari and Benazir Bhutto in 2001 but its hearing was adjourned indefinitely in 2010.
According to allegations, Zardari illegally made assets in 1990s when his wife Benazir Bhutto was the Prime Minister and he deposited the money from kickbacks in different Swiss banks.
Bhutto s name was removed as co-accused after her murder in a terrorist attack in 2007.
