Justice Ijazul Ahsan of the Lahore High Court on Monday dismissed as non-maintainable a petition seeking action on treason charges against former president Asif Ali Zardari and other PPP leaders.
Ilyas Gujjar, a leader of All Pakistan Muslim League, filed the petition. The petitioner’s counsel submitted that Zardari and other PPP leaders have made statements against the armed forces of the country to damage the operation Zarb-e-Azb launched to eradicate terrorism. He submitted that the statements of these PPP members were against the solidarity and respect for the country and its institutions. He said the country was in war against terrorist and such statements are aimed at strengthening the terrorist.
He said that Zardari, former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and his sister Aseefa Zardari had acted irresponsibly while issuing statements against armed forces of the country. He asserted that these PPP members by making such a statement had committed treason under article 6 of the constitution. He requested that they should be tried under high treason charges for trying to destabilize the country and sentenced for their crime against the country.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/23-Jun-2015/lhc-dismisses-treason-plea-against-zardari
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