AC defers indictment of Zardari and other accused in corruption reference till July 6.

ISLAMABAD -- An Accountability Court (AC) in Islamabad on Friday once again deferred indictment of former president Asif Ali Zardari and other accused in a corruption reference until July 6.

Accountability Judge Mohammad Azam Khan issued directives for making arrangements to enable the PPP co-chairman and other accused residing in Karachi, who are unable to appear before the court due to the coronavirus pandemic, to appear through video link on the next hearing.

At the outset of the hearing, Zardari through his lawyer Farooq H Naek filed an application seeking exemption from personal appearance in Friday's hearing. The defence counsel stated that it is difficult for a senior citizen like his client to travel to Islamabad due to vulnerability in the wake of the coronavirus.

He recalled former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gillani was diagnosed with the coronavirus after he appeared in a court.

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