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Summary The CJP said on Tuesday that Masood Mehmood recorded his statement during martial law.
An 11-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, resumed the hearing of the Bhutto reference case on Tuesday.Amicus curie (friend of the court) Aitzaz Ahsan said that he had seen the court trial of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, adding that the then Lahore High Court (LHC) chief justice Maulvi Mushtaq was a staunch enemy of ZAB. Babar Awan, pleading the case, submitted that the court proceeding of ZAB was biased, rather it lacked legal formalities.He said that he was abroad in connection with education during Bhutto’s trial. He said that the case depicts biased attitude of Maulvi Mushtaq. The CJP said that the approver, Mehmood, recorded his statement during martial law government.
