Pakistan Parliament passes resolution demanding overturning of death sentence given to ex-PM Zulfiqar Ali

Islamabad: Pakistan’s parliament on Wednesday passed a resolution, demanding the overturning of the death sentence given to former prime minister and PPP founder Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto who was executed by the military regime of Gen Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq in 1979. The resolution was passed days after the Supreme Court on March 6 opined unanimously that the former premier did not receive a fair trial and due process in a much-anticipated review of the high-profile case.Islamabad: Pakistan’s parliament on Wednesday passed a resolution, demanding the overturning of the death sentence given to former prime minister and PPP founder Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto who was executed by the military regime of Gen Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq in 1979. The resolution was passed days after the Supreme Court on March 6 opined unanimously that the former premier did not receive a fair trial and due process in a much-anticipated review of the high-profile case.

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