ISLAMABAD: The Swiss cases against President Asif Ali Zardari cannot be reopened and therefore there is no need for any correspondence with the Swiss authorities on the issue, Law Secretary Justice (retd.) Aqil Mirza said in a written statement submitted before the Supreme Court

This was  for the first time that the government took a categorical position in the Supreme Court on the issue of reviving Swiss cases against President Zardari.

Justice Nasirul Mulk observed that it appears that so far the government has not take a single step to implement the court’s NRO judgment

Hearing a suo motu case, the court’s five-member bench, headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk, expressed dismay over the government’s failure to implement the Supreme Court verdict regarding the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO).

.

Attorney-General Anwarul Haq conceded before the bench that no letter had yet been transmitted  the Swiss authorities for reviving the cases against President Zardari.

The Attorney-General’s statement was contrary to what Chairman NAB told the court on March 30 that two letters had been transmitted to the Swiss authorities.

The court has summoned Law Secretary and Chairman NAB on May 13 to explain as to why the court’s verdict was not being implemented