PPP submits response to SC in ZAB murder case
Pakistan
A response of 108 pages including Justice Nasim's interview has been submitted.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has submitted written response to the Supreme Court in the case of death sentence of Zulfikar Bhutto.
Bilawal Bhutto’s counsel Farooq H. Naek submitted the written response of 108 pages.
The written response consists of former chief justice Nasim Hasan Shah’s interview transcription in English and Urdu as well as references to various books.
The interview of Nasim Hasan Shah has been submitted on USB and CD as well.
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