Court acquits Zardari in SGS, Cotecna references

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An accountability court has acquitted former president Asif Ali Zardari from SGS and Cotecna references.

In his arguments, the counsel for the former president, Farooq H Naek, reiterated that the real record of both references was not present and only photocopies were present before the court.

In such a situation, he said, cases could not be taken forward and his client should be acquitted.

The court announced the verdict on Tuesday in two corruption references, acquitted Asif Ali Zardari.