Mumtaz Qadri's counsel to file mercy appeal before President

Justice Mian Nazir Akhtar (Retd), counsel for Mumtaz Qadri on Friday said he would file mercy petition before the President in next few days after the completion of legal requirements. "I will file mercy plea before the President on behalf of Mumtaz Qadri's father Malik Muhammad Bashir Awan," Nazir Akhtar said while talking to APP.
He, however, said the President under the Constitution had the authority to pardon a convict or minimise his/her sentence. Nazir Akhtar said he would highlight specific legal points or some lacunae in the mercy petition for his client Mumtaz Qadri.