Zardari to SC: Review Bhutto hanging case
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Death sentence was awarded to Bhutto, Pakistan's first directly elected PM, by the Lahore High Court and subsequently upheld by the Supreme Court in March 1979. Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari gave his assent to a proposal to ask the supreme court to review the death sentence. (AFP Photo)
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardarigave his assent to a proposal to ask the supreme court to review the death sentence awarded to ex-premier Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1979, which the ruling PPP contends led to the "judicial murder" of the leader.
Zardari signed the proposal under Article 186 of the Constitution. Presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar said the proposal will now be sent to the supreme court by the law ministry.
The death sentence was awarded to Bhutto , Pakistan's first directly elected Prime Minister, by the Lahore High Court and subsequently upheld by the Supreme Court in March 1979 through a split verdict. Bhutto was executed on April 4, 1979 by the then military dictatorship. PTI
(source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
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