The court order said: "We would not continue with the matter as the details of assets of the respondents along with the concise statements have been filed. In view of the details of assets and the concise statements, we like to close the matter."
The court, however, said if the petitioner later on feels that all his grievances have not been addressed then he could again bring the matter before this court.
A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, heard the petition of President Lawyers Foundation for Justice Feroz Shah Gilani pertaining to recovery of losses suffered by the national exchequer due to the controversial National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO).
The NRO promulgated by then President General Pervez Musharraf in 2007 granted amnesty to politicians and other individuals by quashing various corruption and criminal cases filed against them.
The petitioner had made former President Asif Ali Zardari, ex-Chief of Army Staff Pervez Musharraf and former Attorney General for Pakistan Malik Abdul Qayyam as respondents.
Gilani contended that Musharraf subverted the Constitution by declaring emergency followed by the promulgation of the NRO, through which criminal and corruption cases against politicians, including Zardari, were 'arbitrarily withdrawn' causing huge financial losses to the national exchequer.
According to the statement submitted on behalf of Musharraf by his Advocate Major Akhtar Shah (retd), the ex-COAS owns one apartment worth AED 5.4 million in Dubai, Mercedes Car Model 2015 worth AED 230,000, Tahoe Jeep Model 2017 worth AED 150,000, and Impala Car Model 2018, AED 130,000. He has two bank accounts - Union National Bank Dubai UAE, AED 92,100, United Bank 2 Brook Street London, 21,550 pounds and Dana Gas Share valuing AED 268,653.
Asif Zardari on August 27 filed an affidavit in the apex court that he neither owns any moveable or immovable property nor any bank account outside Pakistan. The one-page affidavit said: "I Asif Ali Zardari son of late Hakim Ali Zardari do hereby solemnly affirm and state; I am respondent No. 4 in the petition, that I neither own any moveable or immovable property nor I have any bank account outside Pakistan as of today (August 27, 2018)."
He said seeking an affidavit detailing his assets as well as his deceased wife and his dependant children and other persons has got nothing to do with the case before the apex court and the requirement to furnish the same is out of context and against his fundamental rights.
The former president also informed the apex court that seeking details of his late wife Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto equates to aiding the petitioner, Syed Feroze Shah Gillani, to conduct trial of a martyr's grave.