ISLAMABAD: Former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf informed theSupreme Court on Tuesday that the 2007 National Reconciliation Order (NRO)was enacted to make the election process transparent and end politicalvictimisation in the country.

The former president and army chief’s counsel submitted a reply today afterthe apex court sought his response in the NRO case.

The reply stated further that the NRO was not brought about with illintentions and was completely legal.

It further sought to dismiss the petition against the NRO.link>link>

The NRO, passed by Musharraf in 2007, granted amnesty to politicians andother individuals by quashing various corruption and criminal cases againstthem so they could return to the country and engage in the democraticprocess.

On July 4, the Supreme Court had summoned details of foreign assets offormer president Asif Ali Zardari and Musharraf.

The court directed the respondents, which included former attorney generalJustice (retd) Malik Qayyum, to submit affidavits in court, along withdetails of their personal foreign assets, those of their children, foreignbank accounts and any offshore companies.

Last month, former president Zardari submitted his response to the SupremeCourt in the NRO case, stressing he had no role in forming thecontroversial law.

Zardari informed the court that cases against him were quashed in 2007 incompliance with NRO, however, they had reopened after the NRO was overruledby the apex court.

Zardari was acquited from criminal cases in their subsequent trials, theresponse stated further.