LAHORE: Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad on Saturday claimed that former president and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari will soon enter a plea bargain in the next three to four months which will end all cases against him.
The minister said this while addressing a press conference at the Railways headquarters here.
Commenting on the government’s decision to remove former premier Nawaz Sharif’s name from the Exit Control List (ECL), Rasheed said that the decision was taken on medical grounds. He also prayed for Nawaz Sharif’s early recovery.
The former premier is on bail and cases against him are not finished, he clarified and said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz will not be going abroad with her father as her passport is with the court.
The minister said, “Cases against Zardari, PPP leader Khursheed Shah, PML-N leaders Hamza and Suleman Shehbaz are very important.” He claimed that their cases will be resolved through plea bargains.
While commenting on JUI-F’s Azadi March sit-in, the minister stated that putting up a sit-in is more problematic than going to jail. He added that those parties who wanted to cash in on JUI-F’s sit-in have done so.
Sheikh Rasheed said that DNA tests of the deceased of the Tezgam tragedy have been completed. He said that 19 officers, including police personal, of railway have been suspended following the incident.