Govt Slightest Concerned to Follow Cases against Zardari

ISLAMABAD: Even after relinquishing the charge of President of Pakistan on September 8, Asif Ali Zardari will have little to worry about, as on one hand in the absence of Chairman NAB none of the pending corruption cases against him could be restored while on the other hand the tamed Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) government seemed least bothered about pursuing the corruption cases against him (Zardari) in home as well as abroad.

Some six corruption cases against President Zardari are pending with NAB courts and all of these cases were adjourned sane die when he stepped into the office of President of Pakistan, who under the constitution has immunity against all sort of criminal proceedings till the time he is in the office of the President.  But now he would lose all the perks and privileges when he would relinquish the office of President on September 8 and under the law he would also lose the presidential immunity against criminal proceedings. Interestingly even after losing the presidential immunity and other perks and privileges on September 8 when he would relinquish the office of the President, no corruption cases pending against him in the NAB court could be reopened as the same would require the formal request from the office of the Chairman NAB, the slot vacant for past several months. In the light of the information gathered from various sources it could safely be said that the appointment of new chairman would at least take another month or so because so far no formal meeting between the Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly and Prime Minister, the main consulates in making appointment of Chairman NAB, could take place. Foundations in the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) informed The Nation that the party leadership was least interested in vigorously pursuing the corruption cases against President Zardari and they would let the cases die their natural death in the courts of law. Although soon after taking over the reins of power Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif had announced on the floor of the National Assembly that they would make the looters and plunderers of national wealth to cough up each and every penny of the taxpayers money, yet when it comes to practice they were contrary to their claims, as no serious attempt was made by the government to get the money laundering case against President Zardari revived in Switzerland, which was neutralized on technical grounds by the previous government. Legal and constitutional experts were of the view that the case against President Zardari in Switzerland could be revived with a little effort but instead of making some effort to get the case restored the PML-N government was sleeping on the matter raising suspicion of complicity with Pakistan People’s Party.

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