§ Lord Lamont of Lerwickasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by Baroness Amos on 6 November (WA 103), whether they will raise the question of the continuing detention without trial of Asif Ali Zardari. [HL13]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Amos)We are aware that there are a number of cases in the Pakistani domestic courts outstanding against Mr Zardari and that some of them have been brought to trial. We and our EU partners regularly engage with the Pakistani authorities on a wide range of human rights issues, including issues relating to detention and, where appropriate, in relation to specific cases. We have not engaged with the Pakistani authorities on Mr Zardari's case and are not aware of any grounds to do so.