South Asia
Polo ground reference case: Zardari acquitted
Islamabad, May 28: Former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari was acquitted by an accountability court here in connection with the polo ground reference case on Wednesday, media reports said.
"The court dismissed petitions, seeking the former president’s acquittal in the SGS and Contecna references summoning witnesses. A decision on Zardari’s acquittal in the Ursus and ARY gold cases will be made on June 04," Geo News reported.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has opened five corruption cases against Zardari in compliance with the country\'s Supreme Court\'s judgement in the NRO case.
