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  • Court hears Article-VI Case against Musharraf

    ISLAMABAD: The lawyers of former president Pervez Musharraf on Thursday continued cross-examination of the prosecution witnesses during hearing of the Article-VI case.

    Three-member special court headed by Justice Faisal Arab heard the case.

    Additional Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Khalid Qureshi replying the defence counsels’ question said that than D.G. FIA Saud Mirza on June 27, 2013, called him to his office and appointed him investigation officer of the probe.

    Maqsoodul Hassan, Azam and Asghar were the members of the investigation team and each officer was entrusted with separate task in the probe, he informed.

    The first meeting of the probe over November 3 steps taken by Pervez Musharraf was held at the office of D.G. FIA, the witness said.

    It was decided in the meeting that the repute of the important state institution will not be harmed, the probe officer Khalid Qureshi said. Pervez Musharraf had proclaimed emergency as the Army Chief, he further said.

    The witness said that after his appointment as the inquiry officer, he had written letters to the Prime Minister House and other government departments for cooperation in the probe.