Pakistan

I played role in Zardari's release: Ijazul Haq

Ijazul Haq admits to facilitating the process of getting President Asif Ali Zardari out of jail.

Express December 10, 2010

Pakistan Muslim League-Zia (PML-Z) President Ijazul Haq admitted that he facilitated the process of getting President Asif Ali Zardari out of jail.

He was speaking on the Express 24/7 programme Face Off with Munizae Jahangir.

"I was amazed when he asked me to do that (help Zardari)," Haq said, adding that he talked to “a couple of people for this.”

"I did not really go to them and say, do this. I said that... I have been approached... you dont have any cases against this guy, let him go," he said.

Zardari, who spent 11 years in jail on what he says are trumped up political charges, benefitted from a controversial amnesty deal between his wife, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and Pakistan’s military president Pervez Musharraf .

His government has since butted heads with the judiciary over old corruption charges.

The Supreme Court in September heard cases involving graft charges against the President in Swiss courts but no charges were made against him and his name was omitted from a list of National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) beneficiaries.

COMMENTS (11)

Aftab Kenneth Wilson | 13 years ago | Reply Yes, he is behind all Holy Acts. I hope Mr. Musharaf will very soon beg for his assistance. One wonders what type of political acumen this person has if media goes on projecting left overs of a dangerous dictator in the history of our country. Is it money which works most or projected and injected persons in media houses???

Mohammed Moinuddin | 13 years ago | Reply I fully agree with Mr. Talha's comment.It is a good joke from a dictator's son that he played a role for Zaradari's release.His father Gen Zia-ul-Haq destroyed the country by taking us into Super Power's war.All the problems which Pakistan is facing today are created by this dictator.It is very diffcult for Pakistan to come out of these problems and it may take many years and people are suffering for the last 30 years. Let me remind the readers including Ajazul Haq that Sheik Mujubeer Rahman spent 13 years in Jail(this is also done by the first dictator so called Field Marshall Ayub Khan including Gen Mirza(then GOV E.PAK)and GOC East Pakistan Gen Musa)ie Pakistan was united for 24 years out of which Shiek spent 13 years in Jail the end the result was break-up of Pakistan. The next longest prisoner was Mr Zaradari who spent 11 years in jail on graft charges which was not proven in any court.