Pakistan

Za Bhutto Trial: Copy of audio recordings sought

Advocate Arif Chaudhry, a consultant for the ministry also sought a copy of the original FIR of the case.

Express April 12, 2011

LAHORE: The federal Law Ministry on Monday filed another application to the Lahore High Court (LHC) registrar requesting a copy of the audio recordings of the former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s murder trial.

Advocate Arif Chaudhry, a consultant for the ministry also sought a copy of the original FIR of the case.

The LHC registrar, in a statement issued later in the evening, said that attested copies of all records pertaining to FIR No 402 of 1974 had already been provided to the Law Ministry.

He said no audio record was mentioned in the index sheet and nothing was available.

He further said that the original copy of the FIR was not legible, however, a readable copy may be provided on request.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 12^th, 2011.