ECP closes assets discrepancy case against Bilawal.

KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday disposed of a case regarding discrepancies in financial assets of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

A four-member bench of the ECP, presided over by its Punjab member Altaf Ibrahim Qureshi, heard the case where counsel Farooq Naek appeared on behalf of Bilawal and submitted a reply. Accepting the reply, the ECP closed the case against the PPP leader.

Talking to media following the hearing, Naek said that the ECP had raised objections regarding Bilawal's assets. "We submitted all the relevant documents to the ECP, and they accepted them," he said.

Meanwhile, an accountability court deferred hearing of case against former president Asif Ali Zardari in the Park Lane reference till June 26.

As the hearing of the case resumed on Wednesday, Zardari's lawyer Farooq H Naik submitted exemption pleas on behalf of the former president and his sister Faryal Talpur from appearing before the court due to the prevalent coronavirus situation in the country.

To this, Judge Azam Khan said that social distancing will be maintained in the courtroom. Naik said that due to a large number of lawyers present in the courtroom, maintaining social distance will not be...