Teary-eyed Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s opinion on the trial, sentence, and execution of the late prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and termed the development “historic”.
“The court has acknowledged that Zulfikar didn’t get a fair trial. We hope that following today’s historical development — when history is being set straight — the future of this country, the court and the democracy will be prosperous,” an emotional Bilawal said while speaking to the media outside the SC in Islamabad.
Commenting on the development, the PPP chairman highlighted that the court has acknowledged that the PPP founder did not get a fair trial and that today’s order is aimed at rectifying past mistakes. Terming Bhutto’s death sentence as a stain on the judiciary, Bilawal highlighted that the masses lacked confidence in the judicial system and believed that he wouldn’t get any justice from the courts.
“Due to this stain on the court, people thought that it would be difficult to get justice,” he noted. Thanking the judges, lawyers and amici curiae for their role, the PPP chairman expressed hope that following today’s the system will start moving in the right direction.
