ISLAMABAD: The special court Tuesday would possibly indict former president of Pakistan Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf on Friday and ordered him to appear before it in its hearing of the treason trial.
A three-member bench headed by Justice Faisal Arab began the hearing of the case. The court ordered prosecutor Akram Sheikh to take briefing on the security situation of the former president and then inform it. In the hearing, Musharraf’s advocate Ahmad Raza Kasuri read out the security alert by the interior ministry. Kasuri said that from the beginning they had reservations over the security situation and one of the team lawyers had earlier informed the court regarding a possible attack on it.
In his arguments Kasuri further said the interior ministry in its statement mentioned that Musharraf’s life is in danger and the accused was coming to the court on its summons, so, it is the duty of the court to provide him security. Kasuri said in case anything happens to the former president the responsibility would be on the three judges of the special court. Upon hearing the arguments, Justice Arab said that Kasuri should act like a lawyer rather than a party to the act. Akram Sheikh said that if the court consents then the government could provide security to the court.
