ISLAMABAD: The District and Sessions Court Islamabad has acquitted former Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed in the case involving allegations against PPP Co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari for allegedly plotting to assassinate former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid appeared alongside his legal team.
Judicial Magistrate Yasir Mahmood gave a reserved verdict on Sheikh Rasheed's plea of acquittal.
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed while talking to the media outside the courtroom said that today, “I have been acquitted with the help of Allah Almighty, now only 14 cases of terrorism are left’’.
Referring towards PML-N and PPP, former federal minister said that two parties are a sign of hatred and everyone hates these parties. He explained that “I was not here when the incident happened, but the cases of terrorism were made”.
He said that the farmers are already not getting the rate of wheat and present government is in the grip of International Monetary Fund (IMF).
It should be remembered that a case was registered against Sheikh Rasheed in Abpara police station in 2023, Sheikh Rashid had initially made his allegations, claiming that Asif Zardari was conspiring to have Imran Khan killed. Rashid’s statement led to his subsequent arrest and the PPP complaint that sparked the legal proceedings.
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Earlier, District and Sessions Court Islamabad had reserved its decision on Sheikh Rasheed's acquittal plea.
