Timing of govt victory in Swiss court puts PM in tight spot - Pakistan - DAWN.COM: "The official Dawn spoke to, however, maintained that, “Legally, it is a strong case for the government to ensure recovery.”
The case was originally filed by the attorney general for Pakistan in October of 1997 against Benazir Bhutto, her mother Nusrat Bhutto and husband Asif Ali Zardari.
The jewels were among items reportedly seized the same year, but the original cases were closed in 2008 following the promulgation of the National Reconciliation Ordinance. However, the cases were reopened on the orders of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Mr Zardari has, in the past, publicly disowned these ornaments and denied allegations of corruption in the SGS-Cotecna scandal.
Published in Dawn, November 24th , 2014"
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