Petitioner for registration of case under high treason charges
Former Senator of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Syed Zafar Ali Shah on Wednesday invoked Supreme Court jurisdiction, seeking court directives for registration of criminal cases against former president Asif Ali Zardari, the then prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and ex-ambassador to US Husain Haqqani under high treason charges.
Filing a petition under Article 184 (3) of Constitution with reference to recent article of Haqqani, Zafar Ali Shah said that he is filing the plea in his personal capacity making government through Secretary Cabinet, Secretary Defence, Secretary Interior, Secretary Law, Zardari, Gillani and Haqqani through Ministry of Foreign Affairs respondents.
Seeking court's directives to the Secretary Interior to register an FIR against Zardari, Gillani and Haqqani under high treason charges, he also pleaded to place the names of Zardari and Gilani on exist control list (ECL). Shah requested the apex court to issue directives to Secretary Defence for "court martial against all the three persons, "saying" Asif Ali Zardari was the Supreme Commander of the armed forces of the Pakistan".
He also requested the apex court to issue directives to Interior Secretary and Secretary Law to apprehend Haqqani after registering an FIR against him. He urged the apex court to ask both the secretaries to bring Haqqani back to Pakistan through extradition arrangement with the US, adding that he requested the court for orders to Secretary Cabinet to produce a detailed report of the Abbotabad Commission before the court.
Once the Commission report is submitted in the court the same should be released for the information of general public through print and electronic media, he pleaded. He also pleaded the court to direct the foreign secretary to produce details of the visas issued to American forces and civilians during the tenure of Ambassador Haqqani before the apex court. The petitioner prayed the apex court to form a full court bench to hear the matter in the large-interest of justice.
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