President condones Rehman’s sentence

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari Monday condoned the sentence of Rehman Malik hours after the Lahore High Court dismissed the latter’s pleas, according to the presidential spokesman.

The spokesman said that the President used his power to issue a pardon under Article-45 of the Constitution.

Rehman Malik’s sentence stood restored following the dismissal of his review petitions by the LHC earlier on Monday.

According to legal experts, Rehman Malik would have to obtain a pre-arrest bail or else he could be arrested and sent to jail any time following today’s decision of the court.

Earlier on Monday, LHC dismissed the appeals filed by Federal Interior Minister Rehman A Malik against the punishments awarded to him by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) courts.

It should be mentioned that NAB courts had awarded three-year sentence each to Rehman Malik for two different cases.