The special court, constituted to try former General Pervez Musharraf on high treason case, will announce today (Friday) whether it will hear the case or will be tried by a military court under army act.
Musharraf appeared before the special court in the last hearing on Tuesday avoided indictment on the request of his legal team, pleading that the jurisdiction of the special court should be decided first and the case be referred to a military court. The three-member special court bench headed by Justice Faisal Arab and comprising Justice Tahira Safdar and Justice Yawar Ali heard the federation’s appeal for initiating a treason trial against Musharraf for subverting the Constitution while issuing the proclamation of emergency rule on November 3, 2007.
The court adjourned the hearing till Friday, ruling that the decision on the two applications, including jurisdiction of the court as well as transferring the trial to a military court, will be announced on February 21.
