KARACHI – UNS: The federal anti-corruption court in Karachi has acquitted Chairman Senate and former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in nine cases related to the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) mega corruption scandal.The court ordered Gilani’s acquittal in nine cases on Thursday. He appeared in court alongside other co-accused.
It is worth noting that the FIA had registered a total of 26 cases in the TDAP corruption scandal. Gilani had already been acquitted in three of them earlier, and with this decision, he has now been cleared in a total of 12 cases.
Speaking to media outside the court in Karachi, Gilani once again termed the mega corruption charges against him as baseless and said, “Justice delayed is justice denied. These cases have been ongoing for 12 years.”
Regarding a question about President Asif Ali Zardari, he said the rumors circulating about the President’s health or replacement were merely speculation.
