ISLAMABAD, Feb 20: The Supreme Court on Wednesday turned down the request of Asif Zardari that he should be allowed to celebrate Eid with his parents in Karachi.

The bench, comprising Chief Justice Shaikh Riaz Ahmad, and Justice Qazi Mohammad Farooq, dismissed the application, saying that it would set a bad precedent in which every accused would ask that he should be allowed to celebrate Eid with his family.

Asif Zardari, in his application, through Farooq H. Naek, held that his parents were residing permanently in Karachi, who are old, and suffering from various ailments. He said that his mother was bedridden and unable to travel and his father was under house arrest.

Asif Zardari desired to celebrate Eid with his parents. “This desire is based on the fact that life and death is ordained by Almighty Allah and one is unaware as to what future holds for him,” he contended.