Supreme Court Opinion Finds Bhutto Trial Lacked Due Process, Sets New Precedent for Acknowledging Past Mistakes
• Opinion says proceedings against former PM ‘unfair’, lacked due process, both at trial and appeal stage • Verdict cannot be undone as it has attained finality, but acknowledging past mistakes can help move forward • Detailed reasons will identify major constitutional lapses • PM Shehbaz Sharif congratulates PPP leadership and workers on the historic opinion • By admitting its mistake in the Bhutto trial, SC opinion sets a new tradition