Summary The petitioner’s rights were not violated by the Abbottabad operation, the federation told court.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The federation has submitted its reply in the Supreme Court over a petition against former president Asif Ali Zardari to stop him from leaving the country.
The federation in its response stated that according to Article 46 of the Constitution, the prime minister was bound to brief the president on internal affairs, foreign policy issues and legislation.
Moreover, the petitioner’s rights were not violated by the Abbottabad operation that killed Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, adding that if the court wanted to probe the matter, the Established Division and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were the relevant bodies and the law ministry had not been made a party on the issue.
It is pertinent to mention here that petitioner Shahid Orakzai had filed an application in the Supreme Court stating that former president Asif Ali Zardari should not be allowed to leave the country as his constitutional term has expired on September 8.
