Islamabad, July 26: Asif Ali Zardari, husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's would be formally indicted today in the murder case of a chairman of Pakistan Steel. The additional district and sessions judge, Abrar Memon, had fixed July 26 for formally indicting Zardari and a co-accused in the case.
Former Pakistan Steel chief Sajjad Hussain was shot dead on September 11, 1998 while on his way home. The police had initially registered a case against unknown assailants, media reports said.
The prosecution had earlier submitted an interim chargesheet in the case and sought time for the submission of a final chargesheet. The judge ordered that the interim chargesheet be treated as a final one, media reports said.
According to the interim chargesheet, the SHO arrested Salim Uddin alias Salloo and Sohail Ahmed alias Panga on September 3, 1999. The two suspects, during interrogation, disclosed and accused Dr Zulfiqar Mirza had telephoned them in September 1998 and asked them to kill Hussain as he was going to make a statement against Zardari in a corruption case, said a newspaper report. The interim chargesheet said the local police later released the two suspects "due to unknown reasons." Bureau Report