Late Asghar Khan family makes surprise request to Supreme Court over infamous case
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*ISLAMABAD - Late air chief marshal Asghar Khan’s family on Thursday has made surprise request to the Supreme Court of Pakistan.*
*Family has requested the Supreme Court not to wind up a petition seeking a probe into the alleged distribution of a huge sum among several politicians to defeat Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Benazir Bhutto in the 1990 general elections.*
On Jan 7, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) submitted a report in the SC to close the inquiry into the case as it could not find sufficient evidence to proceed with its probe against then president Ghulam Ishaq Khan, then army chief General Mirza Aslam Beg and politicians, including former premier Nawaz Sharif.
Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, while hearing the petition with regard to non-implementation of the October 19, 2012 verdict in the Asghar Khan case, had issued a notice to Asghar Khan’s family to submit a reply in the wake of FIA’s report.
The late air chief’s legal heirs in a reply submitted in the apex court today pleaded that the case should be taken to its logical conclusion. “The Asghar Khan case should not be closed without taking it to its logical conclusion.”
They requested that FIA be asked to carry on with its probe into the case. “We want a logical conclusion of the case as people should be informed about its outcome.”
Earlier, son of former air chief marshal Ali Asghar Khan said he will not allow closure of the Asghar Khan case over lack of evidence.