The enveloped medical record of former president Parvez Musharraf was presented to the special court today (Tuesday).
The court adjourned the hearing until Wednesday to allow time to assess the doctors report and said defence and prosecution teams would receive copies.
Judge Faisal Arab, who heads the three-member bench, told the court Tuesday: "We will give an opportunity to both sides to examine (the report) and then we will decide accordingly."
Ahmad Raza Kasuri, a lawyer for Musharraf, told reporters that owing to the complexity of the medical issues the matter could only be debated once both sides had been given time to assess the report.
According to sources, the medical report revealed that three valves of Musharraf’s heart are blocked while he is suffering from kidney disease as well.
The medical report was prepared by senior doctors of the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC).
It is pertinent to mention here that the special court had demanded a report on Musharraf s health condition to explain his continued absence from proceedings.
The 70-year-old former president was rushed to a military hospital on Thursday after falling ill while being taken to hear treason charges against him at the tribunal in Islamabad.
Musharraf s camp says the treason allegations, which relate to his imposition of emergency rule in November 2007, are politically motivated and his lawyers have challenged the authority of the tribunal.
Aside from the treason allegations, Musharraf also faces trial over the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, the death of a rebel leader, a deadly raid on a radical mosque and the detention of judges.
