Islamabad High Court disposes off petition challenging Zardari’s eligibility for president

PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali ZardariIslamabad, Sept. 3 : The Islamabad High Court (IHC) today disposed off a writ-petition challenging the eligibility of the presidential candidate Asif Ali Zardari, but gave permission to the petitioner to file his petition again after the election.

According to The News, High Court Chief Justice, Justice Sardar Muhammad Aslam said that as the presidential election was around the corner, scrutiny has been completed, and therefore, no objection could be raised until the election process is over.

Sardar Zaheer Ahmad Advocate had made the plea that Zardari had submitted his mental disorder certificate besides he considered accords and pledges of no significance, while honoring the pledge in the light of Holy Quran and Sunnat was of great significance. (ANI)