Islamabad: Central Spokesperson of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians, Shazia Marri, has welcomed the opinion of Supreme Court Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar regarding the Presidential Reference, stating it has exposed the truth behind the judicial handling of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's case and addressed a significant historical grievance.

According to Pakistan Peoples Party, Shazia Marri emphasized that the Supreme Court has indicated that the trial of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was conducted in violation of constitutional norms, due process, and the right to a fair trial. The Court's observations have highlighted the compromises on transparency, legality, and justice under a dictatorial regime.

Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar's opinion, as described by Marri, suggests that personal biases and wrongful intentions of certain judges compromised judicial independence, making an impartial verdict unattainable. She mentioned that the case was unlawfully reopened during martial law, serving a dictator's personal vendetta without legal or constitutional justification.

Marri reiterated PPP's stance that Bhutto's execution was a misuse of the judicial system. She noted that a dictator, with facilitators, weaponized courts against the popular leader. She recalled Bhutto's words on preferring destruction by a military dictator over historical condemnation, highlighting his choice of martyrdom over compromise.

She further stated that the conspiracy against Bhutto also targeted democracy, the Constitution, and the people's will, causing lasting damage to state institutions and political instability, effects of which persist today.

The Supreme Court's opinion, Marri stated, delivers moral, historical, and political justice to the Bhutto family, PPP supporters, and democratic forces. She added that Shaheed Bhutto's principles of sovereignty, constitutional supremacy, and social justice endure, and the opinion stands as a reminder that truth, though delayed, prevails.