A Divisional Bench of the Chief Court in Gilgit has set free seven people accused of murdering Asad Zaidi, the former Speaker of Northern Areas Legislative Council (NALC).
Asad Zaidi was elected as Deputy Speaker of NALC in 2004
Asad Zaidi was elected as Deputy Speaker of NALC (now called GBLA) in 2004
The bench consisted of former Law Minister, Justice Wazir Shakil and Justice Sahib Khan.
On July 4 2012, an Anti-Terrorism Court had sentenced four people to death and one to life imprisonment in the same case.
It is pertinent to note that Zaidi had been killed on the night of 21st April, 2009, in Gilgit city. A resident of Chilas had also been killed in the incident, while Zaidi’s driver was wounded, after gunmen had opened fire on the vehicle they were traveling in.
He was a flamboyant speaker and a literary figure, hailing from the Skardu District of Gilgit-Baltistan.
