A court in the federal capital on Saturday announced a date to indict Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed in case pertaining to allegations against former president and PPP co-president Asif Ali Zardari.
Judicial Magistrate Umar Shabbir said the charges would be framed against the former interior minster on March 2 as the investigation officer has submitted a challan in the case registered at the Abpara police station earlier this month for accusing Mr Zardari of hatching a plot to kill PTI Chairman Imran Khan.
Mr Ahmed also appeared in the court when he submitted a plea seeking registration of a case against Abpara police station for not returning his belongings, including mobile phones, confiscated at the time of his arrest.
The senior politician said his mobile phone were costly. To which, the judge said police had denied possessing the phones. The magistrate later returned the petition, directing the AML chief to submit it in the district and sessions judge as it did not come under his jurisdiction.
During the hearing, Sheikh Rashid requested the court to adjourn the case till March 15 as he had to attend a conference on March 2. The judge said he could not adjourn the case for long as challan had been submitted by the police.
On Feb 16, he was released from the Adiala Jail more than two weeks after he was arrested by the Islamabad police for allegations against Mr Zardari. He walked free from the prison after securing bail from the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
‘Only Supreme Court Can Save Pakistan’
Speaking outside the court, the AML chief hoped that only Supreme Court could save Pakistan as political crisis continues to deepen amid uncertainty over elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where assemblies were dissolved by the PTI in January last.
